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The Philistines followed hard on Saul and on his sons; and the Philistines killed Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
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God's Providence in Tragedy
Commentators note that the death of Jonathan, while tragic, was providentially ordered by God. His removal cleared the way for David's ascension to the throne, preventing a potential civil war or the appearance that David received the kingdom from a man (Jonathan) rather than directly from God.
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19th Century
Anglican
And the Philistines pursued Saul and his sons closely. —“The details of the battle are only seen in broken snatches, as in the sho…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul Stuck to him, pushed him close, bore hard upon him in that part of the a…
Presbyterian
We cannot judge the spiritual or eternal state of anyone by the manner of their death; for in that regard, there is one event to the righteous and …
