Sa mu el 246 following the narrator description in 1 Sam 31 with a few editorial changes existed in the parallel story in 1 Chr ( 10 : 1 – 10 ; see discussion in Zalewski 1989 ; Amit 2012 : 197 – 199 ) . The changes are typical of this late book and do not bear any significance to the historical events . Therefore, I shall now concentrate on the differences between the two earlier versions of the Book of Samuel, try to explain them, and somewhat update my earlier books dealing with this issue ( Garsiel I : 307 – 309 ) . 2008 ; 15 – 10 : 1989 In 1 Sam 31 : 3, the authoritative narrator recounts, “And the war became heavier against Saul, and the men who pull the bow found him, and he was very afraid of the archers ( or severely injured by the archers ) ” . The young Amalekite man, however, testifies : “the chariots and the horsemen were closing in on him [ on Saul ] ” ( 2 Sam 1 : 6 ) . Though, there is no discrepancy between the two descriptions of the enemy : both refer metonymically to...
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