Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
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)
