Saul: 1Sa 4:10, 1Sa 4:11, 1Sa 4:18, 1Sa 12:25, Ecc 9:1, Ecc 9:2, Hos 13:10, Hos 13:11 all his house: "All his men," in Samuel; that is, all who were present with him in the battle; and his family received such a blow, that it never recovered itself again. For though Ishbosheth reigned over a part of the country, yet it was not in any splendour. This history seems to be repeated here as an introduction to that of the kingdom of David. Reciprocal: 1Sa 31:6 - General