1 Samuel 31:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. ”

1 Samuel 31:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Under a tree - Rather, “Under the tamarisk,” a well-known tree at Jabesh which was standing when this narrative was written. They fasted seven days - In imitation of the mourning for Jacob (m...
1 Samuel 31:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And they took their bones, and buried [them] under a tree at Jabesh, and (f) fasted seven days. (f) According to the custom of mourners.
1 Samuel 31:13 - 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 31:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. And fasted seven days - To testify their sincere regret for his unfortunate death, and the public calamity...
1 Samuel 31:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and And buried them under a tree at Jabesh. х tachat ( H8478 ) haa'eshel ( H815 ), under the tamarisk: cf. 1 Chron...
1 Samuel 31:13 - 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 31:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

A tree in Jabesh. — A tree, that is “the well-known” tamarisk ( êshel ). For Saul’s love for trees see as an instance 1 Samuel 22:6 . The men of Jabesh-Gilead well remembered this peculiar fancy o...
1 Samuel 31:13 - 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 31:13 - 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 31:13 - 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 31:13 - 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 31:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they took their bones, and buried [them] under a tree at Jabesh ,.... For though they burned the bodies, yet so as to preserve the bones; and these, together with the ashes of the parts burnt, t...
1 Samuel 31:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they took their bones, and buried [them] under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. Ver. 13. And they took their bones. ] Half calcinated. And buried them under a tree. ] Sub ulmo, so...
1 Samuel 31:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And fasted seven days To testify their sorrow for the loss of Saul, and of the people of God; and to entreat God's favour to prevent the utter extinction of his people. But we must not understand t...
1 Samuel 31:13 - 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 31:13 - 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 31:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To testify their sorrow for the public loss of Saul, and of the people of God; and to entreat God's favour to prevent the utter extinction of his people. But you must not understand this word of fast...
1 Samuel 31:13 - 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 31:13 - 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 31:13 - 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 31:13 - 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 31:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Burial of Saul at Jabesh-Gilead.
1 Samuel 31:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 2:4 ; 2 Samuel 2:5 ; 2 Samuel 21:12-14 ; Genesis 35:8 ; Genesis 50:10
1 Samuel 31:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Fasted — To testify their sorrow for the loss of Saul, and of the people of God; and to intreat God's favour to prevent the utter extinction of his people. But you must not understand this word of...

1 Samuel 31:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 31:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 31:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 31:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 31:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 31:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 31:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 31:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 31:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 31:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 31:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 31:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 31:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 31:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 31:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 31:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 31:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 31:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes