2 Samuel 1:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguishc is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me. ”

2 Samuel 1:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Anguish - The Hebrew word used here occurs nowhere else, and is of doubtful meaning (compare the margin). The rabbis interpret it as a cramp or giddiness.
2 Samuel 1:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my (d) life [is] yet whole in me. (d) I am sorry, because I am yet alive.
2 Samuel 1:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

David Receives the News of Saul's Death. The account of the death of Saul told by the fugitive here is different from that in 1 Samuel 31. A common explanation is that the fugitive falsely represen...
2 Samuel 1:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

He said . His whole story was. fabrication. See the facts in 1 Samuel 31:4 ; 1 Samuel 31:5 . life . soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
2 Samuel 1:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.
2 Samuel 1:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For anguish is come upon me— The word שׁבצ shabatz, signifies an inclosing, or inclosure; and the meaning seems to be, "kill me, because an inclosure, or inclosing part of the enemy, has seiz...
2 Samuel 1:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. No JFB commentary on these verses.
2 Samuel 1:9 - 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 1:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Anguish is come upon me. — The word for “anguish” occurs only here, and probably does not have either of the meanings given to it in the text and margin of our version. The Rabbis explain it of cr...
2 Samuel 1:9 - 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 1:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Touch not Mine Anointed 2 Samuel 1:1-16 The scene changes from Gilboa to Ziklag, whither the tidings were carried by an Amalekite. It is remarkable to notice how David received them. Though he...
2 Samuel 1:9 - 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 1:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(3) And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped. (4) And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answ...
2 Samuel 1:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said unto me again, stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me ,.... Which it can hardly be thought Saul would say; since he might as well have died by the hands of the uncircumcised Philistine...
2 Samuel 1:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life [is] yet whole in me. Ver. 9. For anguish a is come upon me.] Or, My chlamys ocellat...
2 Samuel 1:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For anguish is come upon me The Hebrew word שׁבצ shabats , here rendered anguish, seems to be wrongly translated in this place. It is rendered ocellata chlamys , by Buxtorf, a wrought , embroid...
2 Samuel 1:9 - 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 1:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Concern at Saul's Fate. B. C. 1055. 1 Now it came to pass after the death of Sau...
2 Samuel 1:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Stand upon me, i.e. lean upon me by thy weight and force, that the spear may come through me; or, stay by me , i.e. stop thy flight, and tarry so long with me till thou hast killed me. Anguish is...
2 Samuel 1:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Tidings Concerning The Death Of Saul Are Brought To David ( 2 Samuel 1:1-16 ). The theme of the death of Saul continues with a description of how the news was brought to David. It came by mean...
2 Samuel 1:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 1:6 . “The chariots and horsemen.” It has been remarked that it is extremely unlikely that chariots and horsemen, pursued the Israelites on to the mount...
2 Samuel 1:9 - 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 1:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

A man came out of the camp. The man who professed to have slain Saul On the day that Saul fell by his own hand, and before his body had been discovered by the Philistines, an Amalekite, passing...
2 Samuel 1:9 - 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 1:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Message of the Amalekite
2 Samuel 1:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Exodus 28:20 ; Exodus 28:39 ; Genesis 44:30

2 Samuel 1:9 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:9 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 1:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 1:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 1:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 1:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 1:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 1:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 1:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 1:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 1:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 1:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 1:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 1:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 1:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 1:9 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 1:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 1:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 1:9 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 1:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 1:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 1:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge