1 Samuel 31:9-11
Lexham English Bible
9 So they cut off his head and stripped off his armor. Then they sent messengers around in the land of the Philistines to proclaim victory in the temples[a] of their idols and to the people. 10 And they put his armor in the temple[b] of the Ashtoreth,[c] and they fastened his corpse to the wall of Beth Shan. 11 When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard about it, what the Philistines had done to Saul,
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- 1 Samuel 31:9 Or “houses”
- 1 Samuel 31:10 Or “house”
- 1 Samuel 31:10 Hebrew plural “Ashtaroth” (Ashtoreth was the female consort of Ba’al)
1 Samuel 31:9-11
New International Version
9 They cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and they sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news(A) in the temple of their idols and among their people.(B) 10 They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths(C) and fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.(D)
11 When the people of Jabesh Gilead(E) heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
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