Burnt them - Burning was not the usual mode of burial among the Hebrews. But in this case, from a pious desire to disguise the mutilation of…

And burnt them there.—This “burning the corpse” was never the custom in Israel, and was restricted to criminals convicted…

All the valiant men arose
Of the city of Jabeshgilead, fired with indignation at the Philistines' ill usage of Saul …

The Scripture does not mention what became of the souls of Saul and his sons after they were dead, but only of their bodies. Secret things do not b…