1 Samuel 31:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together. ”

1 Samuel 31:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All his men - This and similar expressions must not be taken too literally (compare 1 Chronicles 10:6 ). We know that Abner, and Ish-bosheth, and manymore survived the day of Gilboa.
1 Samuel 31:6 - 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 31:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

So Saul died . Compare 1 Chronicles 10:13 ; 1 Chronicles 10:14 . Here, history from human standpoint; in Chronicles, God's standpoint, and reasons of the history. See notes on 1 Chronicles 10:13...
1 Samuel 31:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together. And all his men - Probably meaning those of his troops which were his life or body guards: as to the b...
1 Samuel 31:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

So Saul died— Josephus runs out into high encomiums upon Saul, who, knowing that he was to die, thus gallantly exposed himself for his country. But, in truth, there is not the least room for panegy...
1 Samuel 31:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together. So Saul died, and his three sons. Thus ended the troubled reign of Saul, who was elected to be...
1 Samuel 31:6 - 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 31:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And all his men. — We must not interpret this statement quite literally; 1 Chronicles 10:6 explains it by “all his house.” Ishbosheth, his son, for instance, and Abner, the captain of the host, w...
1 Samuel 31:6 - 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 31:6 - 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 31:6 - 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 31:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(6) So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together. (7) And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on th...
1 Samuel 31:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer ,.... Only with this difference, his three sons died honourably in the field of battle, but he and his armourbearer destroyed themselves. Josep...
1 Samuel 31:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together. Ver. 6. And all his men, that same day together, ] i.e., His household servants, his bodyguard,...
1 Samuel 31:6 - 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 31:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Death of Saul. B. C. 1055. 1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men...
1 Samuel 31:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
1 Samuel 31:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Death Of Saul And Jonathan On Mount Gilboa ( 1 Samuel 31:1-7 ). It is noteworthy that in the description of the battle the emphasis is not on the defeat of Israel, even though that is briefly...
1 Samuel 31:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 . “So...
1 Samuel 31:6 - 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 31:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

So Saul died and his three sons. Death of Saul and Jonathan There is a proverb of the ancients, “Whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad.” Or, to express the same idea in the language...
1 Samuel 31:6 - 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 31:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Death of Saul and his Sons
1 Samuel 31:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 10:6 ; 1 Samuel 11:15 ; 1 Samuel 12:17 ; 1 Samuel 12:25 ; 1 Samuel 28:19 ; 1 Samuel 4:10 ; 1 Samuel 4:11 ; Ecclesiastes 9:1 ; Ecclesiastes 9:2 ; Hosea 13:10 ; Hosea 13:11

1 Samuel 31:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 31:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 31:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 31:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 31:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 31:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 31:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 31:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 31:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 31:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 31:6 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 31:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 31:6 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 31:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 31:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 31:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 31:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 31:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge