1 Samuel 31:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; ”

1 Samuel 31:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

When the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead heard ... - See 1 Samuel 11:1-15 . This is a touching and rare example of national gratitude.
1 Samuel 31:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And when the inhabitants of (e) Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; (e) Whom he had delivered from their enemies, ( 1 Samuel 11:11 ).
1 Samuel 31:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31. Battle of Gilboa. Cf. p. 285, and 2 Samuel 1:6-16 *. 1 Samuel 31:1-7 . Israel was routed, Saul's sons slain, and he himself in danger of being taken prisoner. To avoid this he...
1 Samuel 31:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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1 Samuel 31:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; When the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard - This act of the men of Jabesh-gilead was an act of gratitu...
1 Samuel 31:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard, &c.— Beth-shan was a city in the tribe of Manasseh, not far from Jordan and the sea of Gennesareth, to which the men of Jabesh might march in...
1 Samuel 31:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; When the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done. This city w...
1 Samuel 31:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Defeat of the Israelites at Mt. Gilboa. Death of Saul 6. And all his men] LXX omits.
1 Samuel 31:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead. — The memory of the splendid feat of arms of their young king Saul, when he gallantly rescued their city ( 1 Samuel 11:1-11 ) years before, when they were threaten...
1 Samuel 31:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXVI THE DEATH OF SAUL. 1 Samuel 31:1-13 . THE plain of Esdraelon, where the battle between Saul and the Philistines was fought, has been celebrated for many a deadly encounter, from...
1 Samuel 31:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

One Brave Deed on a Dark Day 1 Samuel 31:1-13 This defeat meant something more than a temporary reverse. It was symptomatic of national decay. Saul's reign had brought moral degeneracy to his p...
1 Samuel 31:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This closing chapter in the first Book of Samuel is draped in sackcloth and ashes. It gives the account of the end of the career of one of the most disastrous failures on record in Biblical history....
1 Samuel 31:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(11) And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; (12) All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his...
1 Samuel 31:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead ,.... Who lived on the other side Jordan, about eight miles from Bethshan, according to Fuller p: heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul ; not onl...
1 Samuel 31:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul; Ver. 11. And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead. ] Memores beneficii a Saule accepti, they reme...
1 Samuel 31:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead They lived on the other side of Jordan; for the people on this side were fled. All the valiant men arose, and went all night To avoid discovery. And took the bod...
1 Samuel 31:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The day has come for Saul to descend into battle and die. The Philistines fight against Israel and find no resistance. We know that Saul was totally demoralized and could only expect that his armies...
1 Samuel 31:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Disposal of Saul's Body. B. C. 1055. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the...
1 Samuel 31:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jabesh-gilead, which was beyond Jordan; for the people on this side Jordan were fled from their cities, as was now said.
1 Samuel 31:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Thorough Defeat Of Israel And The Death Of Saul ( 1 Samuel 31:1 - 2 Samuel 1:27 ). Having initially demonstrated how God's purposes are moving forward in David, the writer now describes the h...
1 Samuel 31:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 . “Ash...
1 Samuel 31:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 31:6 . And all his men; his body guard, brave men who would not survive the fall of their master. But in 1 Chronicles 10:6 it is said, all his house died together. They knew that the Ph...
1 Samuel 31:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DEFEAT AND DEATH OF SAUL ( 1 Samuel 31:1-9 .). EXPOSITION SAUL AND HIS SONS SLAIN ( 1 Samuel 31:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 31:1 , 1 Samuel 31:2 The Philistines fought. Lit...
1 Samuel 31:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Burial of Saul at Jabesh-Gilead.
1 Samuel 31:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 11:1 ; 2 Samuel 2:4

1 Samuel 31:11 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:11 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 31:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:11 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 31:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:11 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 31:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 31:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 31:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 31:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 31:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 31:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 31:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 31:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 31:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 31:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 31:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 31:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 31:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 31:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 31:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 31:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge