CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 31:1. “IN MOUNT GILBOA.” Most likely the actual battle
took place on the plain, and the Israelites sought refuge on the
mountain.
1 Samuel 31:3. “SORE WOUNDED.” Hebrew scholars generally translate
here _sore afraid_, or he was _alarmed_ or _trembled greatly_... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 31:9. “AND SENT.” Hebrew scholars here read _sent them,
i.e._, the weapons and the head of Saul and probably those of his
sons.
1 Samuel 31:10. “ASHTAROTH.” The plural form of _Ashtoreth_, the
principal female divinity of the Phœnicians, as Baal was the
princ... [ Continue Reading ]