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- 1 Samuel
- Chapter 31
- Verse 1
Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
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Gill's Exposition
Now the Philistines fought against Israel,.... Being come to Jezreel where Israel pitched, Sa1 29:1; they fell upon them, began the battle:
and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines; at…
Adam Clarke
Now the Philistines fought - This is the continuation of the account given in Sa1 29:1-11.
The men of Israel fled - It seems as if they were thrown into confusion at the first onset, and turned their…
The day of recompence has now come, in which Saul must account for the blood of the Amalekites which he had sinfully spared, and that of the priests which he had more sinfully spilt; that of David…
Cambridge Bible
1Sa 31:1-7. The death of Saul on Mount Gilboa
1. The narrative of this chapter has been inserted by the compiler of Chronicles in his work (1Ch 10:1-12) with only a few verbal variations.
Now the…
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