| I Samuel 31:1
| And *the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in Mount Gelboe.
| Year of the World 2949. Fled. They make but a feeble resistance, as God was not with them. (Haydock) --- The first onset was made by the archers, and Saul's three sons fell, while the king himself was dangerously wounded. (Calmet) --- The death of his sons would increase his anguish. (Menochius) --- He seems not to have told them of the divine decree, as he might deem it irrevocable and unavoidable, so that flight would have been of no service to them. (Haydock)
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