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A Hated Enemy's Report
Commentators emphasize that the man identifying as an 'Amalekite' is highly significant. The Amalekites were long-standing, hereditary enemies of Israel. This detail adds a deep layer of irony to the story, as the news of Saul's death comes from a representative of a nation he was famously commanded to, but failed to, utterly destroy.
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2 Samuel
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Samuel 1:8
19th Century
Bishop
An Amalekite. —The Amalekites were hereditary foes of Israel, having attacked them on their first coming out of Egypt ([Reference …
John Gill
On 2 Samuel 1:8
17th Century
Pastor
And he said unto me, who [are] you ?
&c.] Being willing to know whether a friend or an enemy, which by his coming be…
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…