1 Samuel 31:8

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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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
morrow	מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת mi.mo.cho.Rat	H4283	the morrow or (adverbially) tomorrow · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים fe.lish.Tim	H6430	a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth · noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
came	וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ vai.ya.Vo.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
strip	לְפַשֵּׁ֖ט le.fa.Shet	H6584	to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array) · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
slain	הַחֲלָלִ֑ים ha.cha.la.Lim	H2491	pierced (especially to death) · definite article + adjective, masculine plural absolute
found	וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ vai.yim.tze.'U	H4672	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
Saul	שָׁאוּל֙ sha.'Ul	H7586	Shaul · proper noun, a man's name
three	שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת she.Lo.shet	H7969	three · noun, common both genders singular construct
sons	בָּנָ֔יו ba.Nav	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
fallen	נֹפְלִ֖ים no.fe.Lim	H5307	to fall · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
mount	בְּהַ֥ר be.Har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Gilboa	הַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ ha.gil.Bo.a'	H1533	Gilboa · definite article + proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

1 Chronicles 10:8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
2 Chronicles 20:25 And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 31:8–end

The scripture makes no mention of the souls of Saul and his sons, what became of them after they were dead (secret things belong not to us), but of their bodies only. I. How they were basely abused by the Philistines. The day after the battle, when they had recovered their fatigue, they came to strip the slain, and, among the rest, found the bodies of Saul and his three sons, Sa1 31:8. Saul's armour-bearer perhaps intended to honour his master by following the example of his self-murder, and to show thereby how well he loved him; but, if he had consulted his reason more than his passions, he would have spared that foolish compliment, not only in justice to his own life, but in kindness to hi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 31:8

THE PHILISTINES TRIUMPH OVER THEIR DEAD BODIES. (Sa1 31:8-10) on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen--On discovering the corpses of the slaughtered princes on the battlefield, the enemy reserved them for special indignities. They consecrated the armor of the king and his sons to the temple of Ashtaroth fastened their bodies on the temple of Shen, while they fixed the royal heads ignominiously in the temple of Dagon (Ch1 10:10); thus dividing the glory among their several deities.

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 31:8

On the morrow - It is very likely that the battle and pursuit continued till the night, so that there was no time till the next day to strip and plunder the slain.

John Gill on 1 Samuel 31:8

And it came to pass on the morrow,.... The day after the battle, which perhaps was fought till night came on: when the Philistines came to strip the slain; of their clothes, and take from them whatever was valuable, as their booty: that they found Saul and his sons fallen in Mount Gilboa; to which they had betaken themselves, when the battle went against them in the valley; of which see 1 Samuel 28:4.

Dictionary and topics

Dagon’s house — (1 Sam. 5:2), or Beth-dagon, as elsewhere rendered (Josh. 15: 41; 19:27), was the sanctuary or temple of Dagon. The Beth-dagon of Josh. 15:41 was one of the cities of the tribe of Judah, in the…
David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
Gilboa — Boiling spring, a mountain range, now Jebel Fukua’, memorable as the scene of Saul’s disastrous defeat by the Philistines. Here also his three sons were slain, and he himself died by his own hand (1…
Jonathan — Whom Jehovah gave, the name of fifteen or more persons that are mentioned in Scripture. The chief of these are, (1.) A Levite descended from Gershom (Judg. 18:30). His history is recorded in 17:7-13…
War — The Israelites had to take possession of the Promised Land by conquest. They had to engage in a long and bloody war before the Canaanitish tribes were finally subdued. Except in the case of Jericho…
Gilboa · and died — and died
Philistines · Israel defeated by, and Saul slain — Israel defeated by, and Saul slain
Trophies · Saul’ s — Saul’ s

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Samuel 31:8

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 31:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 31:8

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 31:8

John Gill on 1 Samuel 31:8

Dictionary and topics

1 Samuel 31:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 31:8–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 31:8

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 31:8

John Gill on 1 Samuel 31:8

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 31:8-10

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 31:8

Rashi on 1 Samuel 31:1