Commentaries:
Scofield
hit him
Cf. II Samuel 1:10; 21:12. The order is:
(1) Saul is "hit"—wounded mortally, potentially "slain," by the Philistines;
(2) either to escape agony, or insult by the enemy, he falls upon his sword, and his armour-bearer, supposing him to be dead, slew himself;
(3) but Saul was not dead; raising himself upon his spear, he besought the Amalekite to put him to death. II Samuel 1:10; 21:12.
Other Scofield entries containing 1 Samuel 31:3:
2 Samuel 1:10
2 Samuel 21:12
2 Samuel 21:12
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