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<multilink><a href="Josephus7-14" data-aht="source">Josephus</a><a href="Josephus7-14" data-aht="source">Antiquities 7:14:7</a><a href="Josephus" data-aht="parshan">About Josephus</a></multilink>,
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<multilink><a href="Josephus7-14" data-aht="source">Josephus</a><a href="Josephus7-14" data-aht="source">Antiquities 7:14:7</a><a href="Josephus" data-aht="parshan">About Josephus</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RadakShemuelI31-5" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="RadakShemuelI31-5" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:5</a><a href="RadakShemuelII1-6" data-aht="source">Shemuel II 1:6-16</a><a href="R. David Kimchi (Radak)" data-aht="parshan">About R. David Kimchi</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RalbagShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:4</a><a href="RalbagShemuelII1-6" data-aht="source">Shemuel II 1:6-10</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="AbarbanelShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Abarbanel</a><a href="AbarbanelShemuelI31-1" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:1</a><a href="AbarbanelShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:4</a><a href="AbarbanelShemuelII1-5" data-aht="source">Shemuel II 1:5-16</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Abarbanel" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Abarbanel</a></multilink>
<multilink><a href="RadakShemuelI31-5" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="RadakShemuelI31-5" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:5</a><a href="RadakShemuelII1-6" data-aht="source">Shemuel II 1:6-16</a><a href="R. David Kimchi (Radak)" data-aht="parshan">About R. David Kimchi</a></multilink>,
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<multilink><a href="RalbagShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:4</a><a href="RalbagShemuelII1-6" data-aht="source">Shemuel II 1:6-10</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink>,
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<point><b>Who killed Shaul</b> – Shaul originally asked his arms bearer to kill him, who refused, so then he tried to fall on his sword unsuccessfully, and only died after the Amalekite killed him completely.&#160; According to this approach the Amalekite didn't lie rather actually killed Shaul, just the story in Shemuel I 31 omitted that part of the story.</point>
<multilink><a href="AbarbanelShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Abarbanel</a><a href="AbarbanelShemuelI31-1" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:1</a><a href="AbarbanelShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:4</a><a href="AbarbanelShemuelII1-5" data-aht="source">Shemuel II 1:5-16</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Abarbanel" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Abarbanel</a></multilink>
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<point><b>הַחֶרֶב and חֲנִיתוֹ</b></point>
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<point><b>הַמּוֹרִים and הָרֶכֶב וּבַעֲלֵי הַפָּרָשִׁים</b></point>
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<point><b>Why two stories</b></point>
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<point><b>הַמּוֹרִים and הָרֶכֶב וּבַעֲלֵי הַפָּרָשִׁים</b> </point>
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<point><b>"כִּי אֲחָזַנִי הַשָּׁבָץ"</b> – Ralbag says this verse explains why Shaul didn't totally die when he fell on his sword, because the cloths he was wearing were משובץ, meaning strong so a sword can't go through easily.</point>
<point><b>Why two stories</b> </point>
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<point><b>Why kill the Amalekite</b> – It is obvious following this reading, that David ordered the killing of the Amalekite because he actually killed Shaul.</point>
<point><b>David's double question</b> </point>
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Second option in <multilink><a href="RadakShemuelI31-5" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="RadakShemuelI31-5" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:5</a><a href="R. David Kimchi (Radak)" data-aht="parshan">About R. David Kimchi</a></multilink>, First option in <multilink><a href="RalbagShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:4</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink>, First option in <multilink><a href="AbarbanelShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Abarbanel</a><a href="AbarbanelShemuelI31-1" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:1</a><a href="AbarbanelShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:4</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Abarbanel" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Abarbanel</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="Segal" data-aht="source">Prof. Moshe Tzvi Segal</a><a href="Segal" data-aht="source">Shemuel II 1:5-10</a><a href="Prof. Moshe Tzvi Segal" data-aht="parshan">About Prof. Moshe Tzvi Segal</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="Elitzur" data-aht="source">Prof. Yehuda Elitzur</a><a href="Elitzur" data-aht="source">"HaNa'ar HaMagid UMishpato BeTziklag"</a><a href="Prof. Yehuda Elitzur" data-aht="parshan">About Prof. Yehuda Elitzur</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="Moshkovitz" data-aht="source">Dr. Yechiel Tzvi Moshkovitz</a><a href="Moshkovitz" data-aht="source">"Sipuro Shel HaNa'ar HAmeleki"</a><a href="Dr. Yechiel Tzvi Moshkovitz" data-aht="parshan">About Dr. Yechiel Tzvi Moshkovitz</a></multilink>
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Second option in <multilink><a href="RadakShemuelI31-5" data-aht="source">Radak</a><a href="RadakShemuelI31-5" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:5</a><a href="R. David Kimchi (Radak)" data-aht="parshan">About R. David Kimchi</a></multilink>,
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<point><b>Who killed Shaul</b> – Shaul killed himself, and the Amalekite lied saying that he killed Shaul to find favor in the eyes of David.</point>
First option in <multilink><a href="RalbagShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Ralbag</a><a href="RalbagShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:4</a><a href="R. Levi b. Gershom (Ralbag, Gersonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Levi b. Gershom</a></multilink>,
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<point><b>Why kill the Na'ar</b></point>
First option in <multilink><a href="AbarbanelShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Abarbanel</a><a href="AbarbanelShemuelI31-1" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:1</a><a href="AbarbanelShemuelI31-4" data-aht="source">Shemuel I 31:4</a><a href="R. Yitzchak Abarbanel" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yitzchak Abarbanel</a></multilink>,
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<point><b>Differences</b></point>
<multilink><a href="Segal" data-aht="source">Prof. Moshe Tzvi Segal</a><a href="Segal" data-aht="source">Shemuel II 1:5-10</a><a href="Prof. Moshe Tzvi Segal" data-aht="parshan">About Prof. Moshe Tzvi Segal</a></multilink>,
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<point><b>David's double question</b></point>
<multilink><a href="Elitzur" data-aht="source">Prof. Yehuda Elitzur</a><a href="Elitzur" data-aht="source">"HaNa'ar HaMagid UMishpato BeTziklag"</a><a href="Prof. Yehuda Elitzur" data-aht="parshan">About Prof. Yehuda Elitzur</a></multilink>,
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<point><b>No mention of the lie</b></point>
<multilink><a href="Moshkovitz" data-aht="source">Dr. Yechiel Tzvi Moshkovitz</a><a href="Moshkovitz" data-aht="source">"Sipuro Shel HaNa'ar HAmeleki"</a><a href="Dr. Yechiel Tzvi Moshkovitz" data-aht="parshan">About Dr. Yechiel Tzvi Moshkovitz</a></multilink>
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<point><b>The נֵּזֶר and אֶצְעָדָה</b></point>
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Version as of 01:10, 1 September 2016

Did the Amalekite Kill Shaul?

Exegetical Approaches

Overview

 

 

The Amalekite Killed Shaul

Who killed Shaul – Shaul originally asked his arms bearer to kill him, who refused, so then he tried to fall on his sword unsuccessfully, and only died after the Amalekite killed him completely.  According to this approach the Amalekite didn't lie rather actually killed Shaul, just the story in Shemuel I 31 omitted that part of the story.
הַחֶרֶב and חֲנִיתוֹ
הַמּוֹרִים and הָרֶכֶב וּבַעֲלֵי הַפָּרָשִׁים
Why two stories
David's double question
"כִּי אֲחָזַנִי הַשָּׁבָץ" – Ralbag says this verse explains why Shaul didn't totally die when he fell on his sword, because the cloths he was wearing were משובץ, meaning strong so a sword can't go through easily.
Why kill the Amalekite – It is obvious following this reading, that David ordered the killing of the Amalekite because he actually killed Shaul.

Shaul Killed Himself

Who killed Shaul – Shaul killed himself, and the Amalekite lied saying that he killed Shaul to find favor in the eyes of David.
Why kill the Na'ar
Differences
David's double question
No mention of the lie
The נֵּזֶר and אֶצְעָדָה