The Beginning
Where was Dovid when the perek begins?
Tziklag
Where did the mystery man say he was coming from?
From the Jewish battlefield/camp
Where did the mystery man say he saw Shaul?
Har Hagilboa
When Dovid heard that Shaul and Yehonason had died, did he celebrate?
No. He mourned.
What nation did the mystery man say he was from?
Amalek
Dovid had just returned from doing what?
battle/defeating amalek
What two important people did the man tell Dovid had died?
Shaul & Yehonason (his son)
What did Shaul ask the mystery man to do?
To kill him.
What did Dovid and his men do when they heard the news of shaul and yehonason's death?
They tore their clothing, cried, eulogized, and fasted.
What's one of the differences in how shaul died in the two different perakim?
1.Shaul first asks his Noseh Keilim to kill him vs Shaul asks the Naar to finish him off
2. He wants to avoid torture by enemy vs He wants to avoid being mocked and he’s almost dead already
3.Shaul falls on his own sword vs Shaul had fallen on his spear already
4. Archers are close vs Chariots were close
On which day did the mysterious man arrive?
3rd day
Before accepting the man's story, what did Dovid ask him?
How do you know that Shaul and his son Yehonason have died? or
Did you see it happen or did you hear about it?
Give one of the reasons why Shaul asked him to kill him.
He was experiencing the “trembling of death” / was barely alive/ dying
or: he wanted to avoid being captured, tortured, or mocked by the enemy.
Dovid asked the man, “How do you know?” What Life Lesson did we learn from this?
We should verify information before accepting it as fact.
Explain the Midah K'neged Midah involving Shaul and Amalek.
Shaul had misplaced compassion toward Amalek and allowed an Amaleki to survive. Now, an Amaleki had misplaced compassion/mercy on Shaul and became involved in his death.
Give two details describing the mysterious man's appearance.
His clothes were torn and there was dirt/ashes on his head.
What was the mystery man's answer when Dovid asked how he knew Shaul was dead?
He said he happened to be on Har HaGilboa and saw Shaul there.
What did the mystery man claim happened after Shaul asked him to kill him? (and why)
He claimed that he killed Shaul because he knew Shaul would not survive his fatal wound.
What does the quote:
"דברי הרב ודברי התלמיד דברי מי שומעין"
have to do with our psukim?
Shaul told the naar to kill him, but this is against the Torah, so he shouldn't have listened to him.
How can we reconcile the two different versions of Shaul's death?
The naar lied or
the smuel alef version happened first, but before he died, the shmuel beis version happened.