When all the Israelites in the Jezreel Valley saw that their army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled. So the Philistines moved in and occupied their towns.

Commentaries

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

That were in the valley. —Rather, the plain, in which the main battle was fought—that of Jezreel. Samuel has that wer…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

(See Gill on 1 Samuel 31:7)

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The primary design of these books of the Chronicles appears to be to preserve the records of the house of David. Therefore, the writer does not rep…