2 Samuel 1:6

And the young man that brought the tidings, said to him, I happened accidentally to be upon Mount Gilboa; and, behold, Saul was leaning upon his spear, and, behold, the chariots and captains of horse pressed hard upon him.

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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.

In Context

5And David said to the young man who brought him the tidings, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?

7And he looked behind him, and saw me, and called me; and I said, Behold, here am I.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 6:9And ye shall see, if it shall go the way of its coasts along by Beth-shemesh, he has brought upon us this great affliction; and if not, then shall we know that his hand has not touched us, but this is a chance which has happened to us.

1 Samuel 31:1And the Philistines fought with Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and they fall down wounded in the mountain of Gilboa.

2 Samuel 1:21Ye mountains of Gilboa, 1 Let not dew nor rain descend upon you, nor fields of firstfruits be upon you, 1 For there the shield of the mighty ones has been grievously assailed; 1 The shield of Saul was not anointed with oil. 1

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 1:2-11

Second Samuel This book is the history of the reign of king David. We had in the foregoing book an account of his designation to the government, and his struggles with Saul, which ended at length in the death of his persecutor. This book begins with his accession to the throne, and is entirely taken up with the affairs of the government during the forty years he reigned, and therefore is entitled by the LXX. The Third Book of the Kings. It gives us an account of David's triumphs and his troubles. I. His triumphs… Read the whole commentary →

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