1 Samuel 31:1

1 Chronicles 10:1-12; 1 Samuel 12:25; 1 Samuel 28:1; 1 Samuel 28:15; 1 Samuel 28:4; 1 Samuel 29:1; 2 Samuel 1:21

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 31:1

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 i...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

men . Hebrew. 'enosh.App-14.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. Now the Phili...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Now the Philistines fought against Israel— That is, as most interpreters understand it, began to fight against, or attacked, the Israelites. The wo...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. Now t...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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

Now the Philistines fought against Israel. — The narrator here is very abrupt. No doubt a devoted patriot, it was very bitter for him to write the...
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...
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....
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 d...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS This is a melancholy Chapter, which relates to us the sequel of Saul's history; the sad termination of a sinful life. The battle between th...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(1) В¶ Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. (2) An...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now the Philistines fought against Israel ,.... Being come to Jezreel where Israel pitched, 1 Samuel 29:1 ; they fell upon them, began the battle:...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. Ver. 1. No...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Now the Philistines fought against Israel That is, gave them battle. As they began the quarrel, ( 1 Samuel 29:1 ,) so they seem to have begun the f...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Death of Saul. B. C. 1055. 1 Now t...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 SAMUEL CHAPTER 31 The Israelites are smitten by the Philistines: Saul's sons are slain: Saul is wounded: he falleth on his own sword; as doth his...
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...
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 movin...
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 sou...
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,...
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 ,...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Now, the Philistines, whose armies had been placed in battle array in the Plain of Jezreel, 1 Samuel 29:1-2 , fought against Israel; and the men of...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Death of Saul and his Sons

¹ Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slaina in mount Gilboa.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 31:1

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 31:1