rend upon the proper Work. g Either compoſing or ordering Sa- cred Songs3 or aGual ſinging ; or teaching others to ſing them. þ i.e. Continually, and particularly in the Morning and Evening, the two times appointed for ſolemn Service and Offerings. 24 Theſe ctief fathers of the Levites, were chief throughout their generations: theſe dwelt at Jeruſalem. ; Upon their return from Babylon they were not ſuffered to chuſe their Habitations in the Country,as others were.but were obliged ro ſettle themſelves at Jeruſalem, that they might conſtantly atrend upon Gods Service there, and be ready to inſtru& the younger Levites in their Office, as they needed or deſired it.
25 And in Gibeon dwelt che father of Gibeon, Je- 11121 + whoſe wives name was Maacha & :
gy, that he might make way for the following Hiſtory. Which is a Figure called Epanalepſis, which is frequent both in Sacred and Prophane Writers.
36 And his firſt-born ſon Abdan, then Zur,and Kiſh, and Baai, and Ner, and Nadab, |
27 And Gedor, and Ahio,8& Zechariah,and Mikloth.
23 And Mikloth begat Shimeam,and they alſo dwelt with their brethren at Jeruſalem over againſt their bre- chren.
Saul begat Jonathan, and Malchi-ſhua, and Abinadab, and Eſhbaal. |
40 And the ſon of Jonathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begat Micah.
41 And the ſons of Micah were Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, * and abaxz. |
42 And Ahaz begat Jarah,and Jarah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri: and Z.imri begat Moza.
43 And Moza begart Binea: and Rephajah his ſon,E- leaſah his fon, Azel his ſon.
44 Aud Azel had fix ſons, whoſe names are theſe : Azrikam, Bocheru, and Iſmael, and Sheariah,and Oba- diah, and Hanan, Theſe were the ſons of Azel.
WAP. X
Sauls Overthrow and death, 1 7. The Philiſlines triumph over Saul 8 10. The Kindueſs of Jabejb-Gil:ad rowards Saul and his Sons : His $:n, 11 14»
OW * the Philiſtines fought m_ Iſrael , and
the men of Iſrael fled from before the Philiſtines, and fell down || ſlain in mount Gilboa. a Of this and the following Verſes till v 13. ſee my Notes on
1 Sam. 31. where we have the ſame thing expreſſed almoſt in the
ſame Words.
2 And the Philiſtines followed hard afrer Saul, and afrer his fons, and the Philiſtines flew Jonathan, and [| Abinadab, and Malchi-ſhua, the fons of Saul.
3 And the batce] went fore againſt Saul, and the t archers + hit him : and he was wounded of the ar- chers.
4 Then faid Saul to his armour-bearer, Draw thy ſword,aud thruſt me through therewith,leſt theſe uncir- cumciſed come, and || abuſe me : but his armour-bearer would not, for he was ſore afraid. So Saul took a ſword, and fell upon ir.
And when his armour-bearer ſaw that Saul was dead, he fell likewiſe on the ſword, ard died.
6 So Saul died, and his three ſons, and all his houſe 5 died together.
b 1. e. All his children, to wit, then preſent with him, namely, Lis three ſons, as it i» expreſſed, 1 Sam: 31. 6- For itis evident that Iſbboſbeth and Mepiboſheth were not ſlain. But nothing is more com- mon in Scripture and all Authors,than to underſtand a of a great
and moir conſiderable parr. : 7And when all the men of Iſrael that were in the val-
ley c,ſaw that they fled, and that Saul and his ſons were 2 R
Chap. X. ||
3 firſt-born of Shallum the Korhite ) had' the [| ſer dffice |
{ over the things that were made || in the pans 9. fs ' b
Kohathites, were over the + ſhew-bread b to'prepare it + Heb.
every ſabbath. « bread of b Of which ſee Exod. 35. 13. R ' ordering. 33 And thele c ared * the ſingers, chief of the fa- * Chap: 6:
thers of the Levites, who remaining in the chambers e, 31:& 25:1 work + Heb:up= on them.
+ Heb. k In this and the following verſes to the end of this Chapter he whoſe ſ#« repeats what he ſaid before, ch: 8: 29, &c. concerning Saul: Genealo- ſters name.
19 * And Ner begat Kiſh,and Kiſh begat Saul, and *Ch-8.33-
dead,
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Or,rruſt” Or, ox
*Ch. 8435.
* Sam, || 31, r, 2s. i Or,
| Or, 1bus , 1 1 Sam. [ 14. 49. T Heb. ſhoovers | with bows. || t Heb. |} ound him. || | Or, mock | me, (
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T5:23. 1 | 70! © * 1 Sams Vengeance for it» g Againſt Gods exprels, and plain,and poſitive
(Chap. XI. EH KO dead, then they forſook their cities, and fled, and the] Philiſtines came and dwelt in them. | Z Which was beneath Mount Gilboa, where the Fight was, v: 1 o 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. ; 9 And when they had ſtripped him, they took his head, and his armour,and ſent into the land of the Phi- liſines round about, to carry tidings unto their Idols, ; and tothe people. ; roAnd they put his armour in the houſe of their gods,
and faftened his head in the F tegaple of Dagon &. d And his Body ſevered from his Head to the Wall of Berhſhan, 2 Sam; 31: 10.
it And when all Jabeſh-gilead heard all chat the Philiſtines had done to Saul:
12 They aroſe, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul,and the bodies of hisſons,and brought them to Jabeſh,and buried their bones under the oak in Jabeſh, and faſted ſeven days e. |
e To wit, every Day till Evening,after the manner of the Jewiſh Faſts. :
13 SoSaul died for his tranſgreflion f which he Tcom- +Heb, Mitred againſt the Lord, * even againit the word of the wenkereſ:d LORD g,which he kept nor ;and alſo for asking counſel * i Sam: of one that had a familiar ſpirir þ, * to enquire of zt : : 13:13. & fTheſenſe is, Wonder not that Sau! fell by the Hands of the Phi- liſtines, who were armed againſt him by his own Sin,and by God's
Command : which is a great Aggravation of any Sin- þ Which alſo was contrary to a manifeſt Command, Lew!?: 19: 31. and moreover, contrary to kis ownConſcience,which was ſo fully convinced here-
| of, that he had endeavoured the utter Extirpation of all ſuch Per ' ſons, in purſuance of Gods Law. See 1 Sam;28:9. 3 23% dint
28: 7.
the Event of the approaching Battel. 14 And enquired not of the LORD &: therefore he
;flew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the ſon of 7 Jelle. | | . | & +Obj. Saul enquired of the Lord, 1 Sam: 28:6. Anſ. He did ſo, but not in a right manner,not humbly and penitently,not diligently & importunarely,notpatiently and perſeveringly:but whenGod would "not anſwer him ſpeedily,he gives it over,and goes from God to the - Devil. Compare 1 $am:14:18,19. Such an inconfiderable and trifling - Inquiry as Saut made, is juſtly accounted to be no Enquiry at all.