The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.

CHAP. I.

DAVID heareth of the death of Saul, and lamenteth him: And chargeth the young men of Judah to learn the use of the Bow, that they might match the Philistims in Archery, and so be avenged on them for Sauls death; for by Archery they had slain him. The Sto∣ry of the Amalekite to David, was not a lye to curry favour, or to obtain a re∣ward, but it was a very and a real truth: Saul had fallen upon his own sword indeed [as was related in the preceding Chapter] but his Coat of mail had hindred that he had not given himself a wound so speedily deadly, but that the Philistims might come and catch him alive, and abuse him; and so he stands bleeding at that and at his other wounds leaning on his Spear, till this Amalekite came by: His Armour Bearer was dead already; and these words, When his Armour Bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell on his sword, and died also, are to be understood in this sense, That when he saw Saul had given him∣self so deadly a wound, he did the like, and died indeed. But Sauls wound was not so quick of dispatch, therefore he desireth the Amalekite to kill him out; For says he 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 My Coat of Mail hath withheld me so that my life is all this while in me. And thus Saul that had been so cruel to David, is now cruel to himself; and he that had spared the Amalekites, is now slain by one of that Nation.