The present chapter contains two facts not found in 1 Samuel 31:1 - the fastening of Saul’s head in the temple of Dagon 1 Chronicles 10:10, and the burial of his bones, and those of his sons, under an oak 1 Chronicles 10:12. Otherwise the narrative differs from 1 Samuel 31:1 only by being abbreviate... [ Continue Reading ]
ALL HIS HOUSE DIED TOGETHER - Not the whole of his family, nor even “all his sons” (see 2Sa 2:8-15; 2 Samuel 3:6; 2 Samuel 4:1). The phrase is perhaps an abbreviation of the expression in the parallel passage of Samuel 1 Samuel 31:6.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR HIS TRANSGRESSION - Compare 1 Chronicles 9:1. The “transgression” intended is probably the disobedience with respect to Amalek, recorded in 1 Samuel 15:1 (compare 1 Samuel 28:17).... [ Continue Reading ]