1)

Why did they say "Ein Lanu Kesef v'Zahav Im Sha'ul"?

1.

Rashi: David tried to appease them with money; they did not accept.

2.

Malbim: Through Sha'ul's decree, Yisraelim took their money. From Yisrael they claimed only the money; from Beis Sha'ul, they claim only Nefsshos.

2)

Why is it written Li, and we pronounce it Lanu?

1.

Rashi citing Yerushalmi Sanhedrin 6:7: After they refused to be appeased with money, David thought, perhaps some are embarrassed in front of one another [to say that he wants gold and silver]. He went to each to appease him alone, and he did not accept.

2.

Radak (5): Sometimes the verse speaks in the plural regarding every individual, and in the singular regarding the Klal (the entire nation).

3)

Why did they say "Ein Lanu Ish Lehamis"?

1.

Rashi: We do not want to kill anyone else in Yisrael; they did not sin against us.

2.

Malbim: We have no capital claim against Yisraelim (only the money that they took from us).

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