1 Samuel 31:8 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 31:8

The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

BSB

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ASV

And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

KJV

And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

There was also a special providence of God, in taking away Jonathan, (who of all Saul's sons, seems to have been the fairest for the crown) for preventing divisions, which might have happened amongst the people concerning the successor: David's way to the crown being by this means made the more clear.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

They intended it, in general, for a reproach to Israel, who promised themselves that a crowned and an anointed head would save them from the Philistines, and a particular reproach to Saul, who was taller by the head than other men (which perhaps he was wont to boast of), but was now shorter by the head.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַֽיְהִי֙	vay.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת	mi.mo.cho.Rat	from [the] next day	H4283 →
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ	vai.ya.Vo.'u	and they came	H935 →
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	fe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
לְפַשֵּׁ֖ט	le.fa.Shet	to strip	H6584 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַחֲלָלִ֑ים	ha.cha.la.Lim	the [ones] slain	H2491 →
וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ	vai.yim.tze.'U	and they found	H4672 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
שָׁאוּל֙	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת	she.Lo.shet	[the] three	H7969 →
בָּנָ֔יו	ba.Nav	sons his	H1121 →
נֹפְלִ֖ים	no.fe.Lim	fallen	H5307 →
בְּהַ֥ר	be.Har	on [the] mountain of	H2022 →
הַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃	ha.gil.Bo.a'	<the> Gilboa	H1533 →

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Where the connections lead

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2 Chronicles 20:25
Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 30:19–20
  Nothing was missing, young or old, son or daughter, or any of the plunder the Amalekites had taken. David brought everything back.
- Numbers 31:15
  “Have you spared all the women?” he asked them.
- 2 Kings 7:9–16
  Finally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us.…
- Psalms 68:12
  “Kings and their armies flee in haste; she who waits at home divides the plunder.
- Proverbs 3:15
  She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire compares with her.
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1 Chronicles 10:8
The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 20:25
  Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for…
- 2 Kings 3:23
  “This is blood!” they exclaimed. “The kings have clashed swords and slaughtered one another. Now to the plunder, Moab!”

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06About 1 Samuel

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Where the connections lead

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