Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Samuel 1:24

"Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, Who clothed you in scarlet delicately, Who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel." — 2 Samuel 1:24 (ASV)

Clothed you in scarlet. —This refers to Saul’s division among the people of the spoil of his conquered foes, and to the prosperity resulting from his many successful campaigns. Although his light at last went out under the cloud of a crushing defeat, he had been, on the whole, a successful warrior. The Philistines, the Ammonites, the Amalekites, and others, had felt the power of his arm, and the relations of Israel with the surrounding nations had been wonderfully changed for the better during his reign.