tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post7944409396958840745..comments2024-03-22T18:43:00.710-04:00Comments on Unam Sanctam Catholicam: Two Accounts of Saul's DeathBonifacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10672810254075072214noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-860858722167378442013-09-16T14:41:27.739-04:002013-09-16T14:41:27.739-04:00Philosoraptor,
That is very much possible. It wou...Philosoraptor,<br /><br />That is very much possible. It would not have been difficult for the Amalekite to have looted the body. <br /><br />However, given that the Bible does not suggest he lied, and given that both accounts can fit plausibly together, I for now will maintain my original position, but I acknowledge he may very well have lied.<br /><br />Nice to see people still commenting on old posts.Bonifacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10672810254075072214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-31678322246912664582013-09-16T14:18:13.567-04:002013-09-16T14:18:13.567-04:00Anonymous, you stole my thunder! The first time I ...Anonymous, you stole my thunder! The first time I read that passage I thought, "What a lying dirtbag!" Given that Saul relentlessly persecuted David throughout 1 Samuel, the Amalekite (not unreasonably) expected a reward for 'killing' David's 'worst enemy.' Too bad for him David loved Saul.Philosoraptorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02935585174963525687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6086833995941525990.post-35056064055940481652013-02-10T13:10:32.374-05:002013-02-10T13:10:32.374-05:00Just out of curiosity, could the Amalekite had bee...Just out of curiosity, could the Amalekite had been simply lying to David, seeking either favor or honor or his life (perhaps he just happened to run into David by accident after looting the battlefield presumably back to his tribe)? He did possess the diadem and Saul's bracelet, things that could very well be of much value. The Amalekites do not have the best of reputations in the Bible. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com