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Saul's Mysterious 'Anguish'
The Amalekite quotes Saul as saying 'anguish hath taken hold of me.' Commentators note that the original Hebrew word for 'anguish' is used only here in the Bible, making its exact meaning uncertain. Scholars suggest it could mean giddiness, a cramp, or some other debilitating effect from his wounds that left him helpless.
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2 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Samuel 1:9
18th Century
Theologian
Anguish — The Hebrew word used here occurs nowhere else in Scripture and has a doubtful meaning (compare the margin). The rabbis interpret i…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Samuel 1:9
19th Century
Bishop
Anguish is come upon me. —The word for “anguish” occurs only here, and probably does not have either of the meanings given to it in the te…
John Gill
On 2 Samuel 1:9
17th Century
Pastor
And he said unto me again, stand, I pray thee, upon me, and
slay me Which it can hardly be …
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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…