Does it appear that the number of David's followers considerably increased during his stay in Ziglag? 1 Chron. 12.
What came to pass after the death of Saul, and David's return from the slaughter of the Amaiekites? v. 1,2.
What enquiries did David make of him, and what were his replies? v. 3—10.
How does this account of Saul's death agree with that before given? 1 Sam. 31.5. N. B. It may be supposed that the Amalekite fabricated some of the principal circumstances in his story with the vain hope of ingratiating himself into the favor of David.
How were David and his men affected by this intelligence?
What said David to the Amalekite, and how did he see fit to deal with him? v. 13—16.
Of what duty are we reminded by this severe punishment? 1 Pet. 2. 13—17.
How is David's act on this occasion to be justified? N. B. The man was an Amalekite, one of a nation who were judicially doomed to destruction—by his own confession he had been guilty of a base murder, seeing a man's desire to die cannot authorise another to kill him—and his death would operate as a salutary warning to others to look for no favor from his hands for harming any of the house of Saul, A subsequent event shewed that David intended it should be viewed in this light, ch. 4. 8—12.
By what method did David express his lamentations over Saul and over Jonathan? Ans. By a sacred elegy.
How does the poem commence, what charge does he give as to publishing the event, and what wish does he intimate as to the scene of the catastrophe? v. 19—21.
How does David celebrate the valor of the slain, and the circumstances of their death?
Upon whom does he call to join in the lamentation, and why?
How does he vent the affectionate sentiments of his heart in memory of the friendship of Jonathan ?
Does he shew throughout this composition a peculiarly generous spirit in concealing the faults, and displaying the virtues of a fallen enemy ?
What says the wise man applicable to this conduct? Prov. 24. 17.
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