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Poole on 2 Samuel 1:17, 18: David's Lamentation over Saul and Jonathan, Part 1
Verse 17:[1] And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son… Verse 18:[2] ([1 Sam. 31:3] Also he bade...
Dr. Dilday
Feb 23, 20247 min read


Poole on 2 Samuel 1:1-16: The Amalekite's Lying Account of the Death of Saul
[1056 BC] Verse 1:[1] Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David was returned from (1 Sam. 30:17, 26) the slaughter of the...
Dr. Dilday
Feb 19, 202418 min read


Poole's Outline of 2 Samuel 1: David's Reaction to the Death of Saul
David being at Ziklag receiveth tidings by an Amalekite of Saul and Jonathan’s death: the messenger pretendeth himself to have killed...
Dr. Dilday
Feb 16, 20241 min read


1 & 2 Samuel: Authorship and Argument
It is not certainly known who was the penman of this Book, or whether it was written by one or more hands; nor is it of any great...
Dr. Dilday
Dec 4, 20191 min read


1 & 2 Samuel: Prolegomena
Question: Who is the author of these books of Samuel? Response 1: A great many agree in this, that this work was composed, not by one,...
Dr. Dilday
Nov 26, 20195 min read


Preface to Poole's "Annotations": History of Bible Annotations
But although we have the Bible in a language we understand, yet we may see reason to cry out as Bernard[1] does with reference to the...
Dr. Dilday
May 10, 201912 min read


Preface to Poole's "Annotations": History of the English Bible
Wherein the Authors of the ensuing Annotations (Supplemental to Mr. Poole)[1] present to the Reader an Historical Account of the...
Dr. Dilday
May 9, 201915 min read


Preface to Poole's "Synopsis": Poole's Patrons
Now, since this Work has required great expenses and pains, it is most equitable that I remember with gratitude those, who, either by...
Dr. Dilday
May 8, 201917 min read


Preface to Poole's "Synopsis": Poole's Method in Compiling the "Synopsis"
Now, what method I proposed to myself in carrying off this Work, and what the Reader might be able to expect from me, and what I would in...
Dr. Dilday
May 8, 20197 min read


Preface to Poole's "Synopsis": Translations of the Bible, Ancient and Modern
Finally, for supplying παραλειπόμενα, the deficiencies of all that remains, I drew in various Versions, or (as they are commonly called)...
Dr. Dilday
May 6, 201912 min read


Preface to Poole's "Synopsis": Biblical Interpreters
Now these are the Books and Authors from which chiefly I have composed this Synopsis.[1] 1. Nine Volumes of Critical Interpreters of the...
Dr. Dilday
May 6, 201923 min read


Preface to Poole's "Synopsis": Poole's Plan to Meet the Need for a Synopsis of Interpreters
Oftentimes meditating upon these and other things of the sort, and anxiously enquiring if any remedy might be applied to these evils, I...
Dr. Dilday
May 3, 20192 min read


Preface to Poole's "Synopsis": The Need for a Synopsis of Interpreters
All men carry a sense of Religion deeply etched in their minds, even those who either struggle, καδ δύναμιν, as far as they are able, to...
Dr. Dilday
May 3, 20195 min read


Poole's "Synopsis": Directions for Use
Each of the volumes in this series, Synopsis of Biblical Interpreters, is actually composed of two distinct works by Matthew Poole:...
Dr. Dilday
May 2, 20194 min read


Reading Difficult Books: A Personal Reminiscence (by Dr. Steven Dilday)
Take Up and Read! Shortly after my conversion to Christ, I became a regular listener to the radio broadcast of Dr. R.C. Sproul. Through...
Dr. Dilday
May 1, 20193 min read
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