2 Samuel 1:6

And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
man	הַנַּ֣עַר ha.Na.'ar	H5288	(concretely) a boy (as active) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
told	הַמַּגִּ֣יד ha.ma.Gid	H5046	properly · definite article + verb, hiphil active participle, masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּ֜אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
happened	נִקְרֵ֙יתִי֙ nik.Rei.ti	H7136	to light upon (chiefly by accident) · verb, niphal perfect, 1st person common singular
chance	נִקְרֹ֤א nik.Ro'	H7122	to encounter · verb, niphal infinitive absolute
mount	בְּהַ֣ר be.Har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Gilboa	הַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַ ha.gil.Bo.a'	H1533	Gilboa · definite article + proper noun, a place name
Saul	שָׁא֖וּל sha.'Ul	H7586	Shaul · proper noun, a man's name
leaned	נִשְׁעָ֣ן nish.'An	H8172	to support one's self · verb, niphal active participle, masculine singular absolute
spear	חֲנִית֑וֹ cha.ni.To	H2595	a lance (for thrusting · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
chariots	הָרֶ֛כֶב ha.Re.khev	H7393	a vehicle · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
horsemen	וּבַעֲלֵ֥י u.va.'a.Lei	H1167	a master · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
hard	הִדְבִּקֻֽהוּ hid.bi.Ku.hu	H1692	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person common plural + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

1 Samuel 28:4 And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they pitched in…
Ruth 2:3 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who…
1 Samuel 6:9 And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know th…
1 Samuel 31:1-7 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
2 Samuel 1:21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for there the shield of the might…
1 Chronicles 10:4-6 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his arm…
Luke 10:31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 1:1-10

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 presents to his friends (Sa1 30:26), and there he was ready to receive those that came into his interests; not men in distress and debt, as his first followers were, but persons of quality in their country, mighty men, men of war, and captains of thousands (as we find, Ch1 12:1, Ch1 12:8, Ch1 12:20); such came day by day to him, God stirring up their hearts to do so, till he had a great host, like the host of God, as it is said, Ch1 12:22. The secret springs of revolutions are unaccountable, and must…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 1:2

a man came out of the camp from Saul--As the narrative of Saul's death, given in the last chapter, is inspired, it must be considered the true account, and the Amalekite's story a fiction of his own, invented to ingratiate himself with David, the presumptive successor to the throne. David's question, "How went the matter?" evinces the deep interest he took in the war, an interest that sprang from feelings of high and generous patriotism, not from views of ambition. The Amalekite, however, judging him to be actuated by a selfish principle, fabricated a story improbable and inconsistent, which he thought would procure him a reward. Having probably witnessed the suicidal act of Saul, he thought…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 1:2

A man came out of the camp - The whole account which this young man gives is a fabrication: in many of the particulars it is grossly self-contradictory. There is no fact in the case but the bringing of the crown, or diadem, and bracelets of Saul; which, as he appears to have been a plunderer of the slain, he found on the field of battle; and he brought them to David, and told the lie of having despatched Saul, merely to ingratiate himself with David.

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

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…
Ziklag — A town in the Negeb, or south country of Judah (Josh. 15:31), in the possession of the Philistines when David fled to Gath from Ziph with all his followers. Achish, the king, assigned him Ziklag as…
Chariots · For war: Used in pursuing enemies — For war: Used in pursuing enemies
Mountains · Mentioned in scripture: Gilboa — Mentioned in scripture: Gilboa

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).

2 Samuel 1:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 1:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 1:2

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 1:2

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 1:6

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 1:1-10

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 1:2

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 1:2

John Gill

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 1:1-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 1:6

Rashi on 2 Samuel 1:2