So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the crown that was upon his head, and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.
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Gill's Exposition
So I stood upon him, and slew him,.... Pressed with all his weight upon his body, that so the spear might pierce through him, and slay him; thus he represents his death to be brought about:
because…
Barnes' Notes
The Amalekite was one of those who came “to strip the slain” on “the morrow” after the battle 1Sa 31:8, and had the luck to find Saul and possess himself of his crown and bracelet. He probably started…
Adam Clarke
The crown - and the bracelet - The crown was probably no more than a royal fillet or diadem, both being the ensigns of royalty. It is sometimes customary in the East for a sovereign prince to give a…
Here is, I. David settling again in Ziklag, his own city, after he had rescued his family and friends out of the hands of the Amalekites (Sa2 1:1): He abode in Ziklag. Thence he was now sending…
Cambridge Bible
after that he was fallen Not to be understood literally, of lying prostrate, but metaphorically, of defeat and disgrace. Cp.
"I am a poor fallenman, unworthy now
To be thy lord and master."
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