How went the matter? Lit. What was the affair?the same phrase as that used by Eli in 1 Samuel 4:16. The form of the Amalekite's answer also closely corresponds to that of the man of Benjamin there. The rout, the slaughter among the people, the death of the leaders, are mentioned in an ascending climax.

many of the people No contradiction to 1 Samuel 31:6, where "allhis men" refers to Saul's immediate body-guard.

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