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1 Samuel 31

1 Samuel 31:10

The Philistines Possess the Towns · 1 Samuel 31:7–10
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Translations

Modern
They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.
Traditional
And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth–shan.
Literal
And they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and his body they fastened to the wall of Beth-shan.
Latin
Et posuerunt arma ejus in templo Astaroth, corpus vero ejus suspenderunt in muro Bethsan.

Original

Hebrew
English
They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.

Notes

1 Samuel 31:10
1 Samuel 31:1–13

While David was in the south successfully fighting the Amalekites (1 Samuel 30), Saul was in the north unsuccessfully fighting the Philistines.

Theme notes and profiles

Saul The Philistines

Events

Parallels

1 Chronicles 10:7–10

People

Ashtaroth: A Canaanite goddess of fertility and war

Places

Beth-Ashtoreth: Philistine city where Saul's armor was put in a temple Beth-shean: City in Manasseh, where Saul's body was displayed

Glossary

Armageddon Beth-Shan, Beth-Shean Crucifixion David Gilead (Place) Jabesh, Jabesh-Gilead (Place) Jerusalem Philistia, Philistines Samuel, Books of First and Second Shunem

Topics

Ashtoreth: Temple of Beth-Shean: Bodies of Saul and his Sons Exposed In Beth-Shean: Called Beth-Shaw of the Cities Walls of Beth-Shan Temple: Idolatrous: Trophies Stored In The Philistines: Israel Defeated By, and Saul Slain Trophies: Saul's Walls of Cities: The Bodies of Enemies Sometimes Fastened On, As a Disgrace