2 Samuel 1:9

“And he said unto me again, stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me, etc.] Which it can hardly be thought Saul would say; since he might as well have died by the hands of the uncircumcised Philistines, which he endeavoured to avoid, as by the hands of an Amalekite: for anguish is come upon me; or trembling, as the Targum, not through fear of death, but through fear of falling into the hands of the Philistines, and of being ill used by them. Some render the words, “my embroidered coat”, or “breastplate”, or “coat of mail”, holds me f7, or hinders me from being pierced through with the sword or spear; so Ben Gersom f8: because my life [is] yet whole in me: for though he had been wounded by the…”

“Anguish - The Hebrew word used here occurs nowhere else, and is of doubtful meaning (compare the margin). The rabbis interpret it as a cramp or giddiness. return to 'Top of Page'”

“1:9 Then he begged me: This is the Amalekite’s third lie; instead, Saul was probably already dead (cp. 1 Sam 31:4-6).”

“anguish: etc. or, my coat of mail, or, my embroidered coat hindereth me, that my, etc 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 1:10”