2 Samuel 1:12
“And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they mourned and wept,.... Inwardly mourned, and outwardly wept, no doubt sincerely:
and fasted until even; ate no…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
For Saul ... - David’s thoroughly patriotic and unselfish character is strongly marked here. He looked upon the death of…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Samuel 1:11-16
Here is, I. David's reception of these tidings. So far was he from falling into a transport of joy, as the Amalekite…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
mourned The word literally denotes the beating of the breast, which is still a common expression of mourning in the…
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