They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

They shall fall by the sword — The margin reads, "They shall make him run out like water by the hands of the sword." The word trans…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Shall fall. —See margin. But more literally, they shall pour him onto the hands of the sword, where the suffix him

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

My soul follows hard after you: your right hand upholds me. But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the ea…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

They shall fall by the sword
As Saul, his sons, and mighty men, did, (1 Samuel 31:4–6) ; or, "they shall…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

True Christians can, in some measure, and at some times, make use of the strong language of David, but too often our souls cling to the dust. Havin…

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