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A Fabricated Story
Commentators are in strong agreement that the Amalekite's story is a lie. His account of killing Saul contradicts the narrative in 1 Samuel 31, where Saul takes his own life. Scholars like Barnes and Ellicott suggest he likely found Saul's body, took the royal items, and invented the story to curry favor and seek a reward from David.
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2 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Samuel 1:10
18th Century
Theologian
The Amalekite was one of those who came to strip the slain on the morrow after the battle (1 Samuel 31:8), and was lu…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Samuel 1:10
19th Century
Bishop
Slew him. —This story is inconsistent with that given in 1 Samuel 31:4–5, and was evidently invented by the Amalekite …
John Gill
On 2 Samuel 1:10
17th Century
Pastor
So I stood upon him, and slew him
Pressed with all his weight upon his body, that so the spear might pierce through him, and s…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Samuel 1:1–10
17th Century
Minister
The blow that opened David's way to the throne was given around the time he had been greatly distressed. Those who commit their concerns to the Lor…