And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.
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Gill's Exposition
And which the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley,.... The valley of Jezreel; of which See Gill on Hos 1:5,
and they that were on the other side Jordan; or rather "on that side";…
Barnes' Notes
The men on the other side of the valley - This must mean to the north of the plain of Jezreel, and would comprise the tribe of Naphtali, and Zabulon, and probably Issachar. But the text of 1Ch 10:7…
Adam Clarke
The men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley - They appear to have been panic-struck, and therefore fled as far as they could out of the reach of the Philistines. As the Philistines…
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
on the other side of the valley On the side of the valley (êmek, see on 1Sa 6:13) or plain of Jezreel opposite to the battle-field. The district to the north is meant, in which the tribes of Issachar,…
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