2 Samuel 1:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. ”

2 Samuel 1:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Gath, the royal city of Achish 1 Samuel 21:10 ; 1 Samuel 27:2 . Askelon, the chief seat of worship ( 1 Samuel 31:10 note).
2 Samuel 1:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

David's Lament over Saul and Jonathan. This poem is almost universally accepted as the work of David. It was included in the Book of Jashar ( Joshua 10:12 ff., p. 45), and probably borrowed from t...
2 Samuel 1:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
2 Samuel 1:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. Tell it not in Gath ... In David...
2 Samuel 1:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Lament of David over Saul and Jonathan 1. There is no break between the two books of Samuel; they really form one continuous narrative. This v. is a continuation of 1 Samuel 30 , which descri...
2 Samuel 1:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In Gath... in the streets of Askelon. — Two chief cities of the Philistines, poetically put for the whole. In the former David had himself resided ( 1 Samuel 21:10 ; 1 Samuel 27:3-4 ), and in the...
2 Samuel 1:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER I. DAVD'S LAMENT FOR SAUL AND JONATHAN. 2 Samuel 1:1-27 . DAVID had returned to Ziklag from the slaughter of the Amalekites only two days before he heard of the death of Saul. He had r...
2 Samuel 1:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Song of the Bow 2 Samuel 1:17-27 This noble poem is unrivaled. It is a perfect model of a funeral dirge. It is in poetry what Händel's Dead March in Saul is in music. The psalmist is born...
2 Samuel 1:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The second Book of Samuel deals largely with the story of David, and presents the picture of the theocratic monarchy. The first movement records the progress of David to the position which God had ap...
2 Samuel 1:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(19) The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places: how are the mighty fallen! (20) Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice,...
2 Samuel 1:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Tell [it] not in Gath ,.... One of the five principalities of the Philistines, and the chief of them, being raised to a kingdom, and whose king was at the head of the armies of the Philistines that...
2 Samuel 1:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Tell [it] not in Gath, publish [it] not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph. Ver. 20. Tell it not in Gath. ]...
2 Samuel 1:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Tell it not in Gath , &c. Such a lamentable misfortune and disgrace, David would, if possible, have concealed from all the enemies of Israel. And he finely insinuates in these words what matter...
2 Samuel 1:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Verse 1 shows us that David's slaughter of the Amalekites took place at about the same time as the Philistine defeat of Israel. David had been two days at Ziklag when a man came from the scene of thi...
2 Samuel 1:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Lamentation for Jonathan. B. C. 1055. 17 And David lamented with this lamentatio...
2 Samuel 1:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Tell it not in Gath: this is not a precept, but a poetical wish; whereby he doth not so much desire that this might not be done, which he knew to be vain and impossible; as express his great sorrow...
2 Samuel 1:20 - 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...
2 Samuel 1:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 1:17 . “Lamented—Lamentation.” These words must be understood in a technical sense.… This lamentation has a peculiar interest as being the only specimen...
2 Samuel 1:20 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 1:19-27 I. One of the first lessons impressed upon us by this lament relates to David's noble-minded forgetfulness of all personal injury. II. The lament shows how David was able to take...
2 Samuel 1:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 1:6 . Mount Gilboa, two miles from mount Tabor. The battle was fought near the place where Barak fought with Sisera. 2 Samuel 1:10 . The crown and the bracelet. A true mercenary soldi...
2 Samuel 1:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

The beauty of Israel is slain. The fall of Christians We have here an illustration of the degenerating influences of sin upon the character of Christians, and the lamentable effects in the eyes...
2 Samuel 1:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 1:1 Now it came to pass. During the last few days events had been crowding fast upon one another. Living as fugitives at Ziklag, in the land of the Philistines, David...
2 Samuel 1:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David's Lament
2 Samuel 1:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 17:26 ; 1 Samuel 17:36 ; 1 Samuel 18:6 ; 1 Samuel 31:4 ; 1 Samuel 31:9 ; Deuteronomy 32:26 ; Deuteronomy 32:27 ; Exodus 15:20 ; Exodus 15:21 ; Ezekiel 16:27 ; Ezekiel 16:57 ; Jud...
2 Samuel 1:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Tell it not — This is not a precept, but a poetical wish; whereby he doth not so much desire, that this might not be done, which he knew to be impossible; as, express his great sorrow, because it w...

2 Samuel 1:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 1:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 1:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 1:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 1:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 1:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 1:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 1:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 1:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 1:20 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 1:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 1:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 1:20 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 1:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 1:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 1:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 1:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 1:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 1:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes