1 Chronicles 10:3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.… st cause: — Although the battle went sore against Saul, we must not suppose that Saul represented an unblest cause. The reason may be in Saul himself, rather than in the cause for which he fought. Sometimes leaders, captains, and commanders have to be overborne or displaced, in order that the great cause which they fail to grasp, and adequately to represent, may vindicate its own claim to a position of confidence and honour. It does not follow that because a man has been once a leader, that he must be always at the head of the army. Sometimes by the infirmity of old age the very princes of the Church are displaced and put behind. There are some trusts which we only keep as long as we keep our character. (J. Wolfendale.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. |
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