1 Samuel 31:8

1 Samuel 31:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.
• New International Version (NIV)The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So it happened the next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

Context of 1 Samuel 31:8

6So Saul, his three sons, his armor-bearer, and all his men died together that same day. 7When the Israelites along the valley and those on the other side of the Jordan saw that the army of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their cities and ran away. So the Philistines came and occupied their cities. The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among their people. 10They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.

1 Samuel 31:8 word by word

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְפַשֵּׁ֖ט אֶת־הַחֲלָלִ֑ים וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ אֶת־שָׁאוּל֙ וְאֶת־שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת בָּנָ֔יו נֹפְלִ֖ים בְּהַ֥ר הַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃Read the interlinear

• ·הָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• The next dayמׇחֳרָתmochŏrâth mochŏrâthâm · morrowH4283
• when the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to stripפָּשַׁטpâshaţ · to stripH6584
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the deadחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491
• they foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• and his threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• on Mountהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• Gilboaגִּלְבֹּעַgilbôa‛ · (Mount) GilboaH1533

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 31:8

• 1 Chronicles 10:8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
• 2 Chronicles 20:25Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to carry off the plunder, and they found on the bodies an abundance of goods and valuables—more than they could carry away. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 31:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8On the morrow - It is very likely that the battle and pursuit continued till the night, so that there was no time till the next day to strip and plunder the slain.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-13Verses 8-13 The Scripture makes no mention what became of the souls of Saul and his sons, after they were dead; but of their bodies only: secret things belong not to us. It is of little consequence by what means we die, or what is done with our dead bodies. If our souls are saved, our bodies will be raised incorruptible and glorious; but not to fear His wrath, who is able to destroy both body and soul in hell, is the extreme of folly and wickedness. How…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8After a victory, the army would remove items from the dead. They searched the bodies for anything valuable, such as clothing, weapons, or jewelry.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen--On discovering the corpses of the slaughtered princes on the battlefield, the enemy reserved them for special indignities. They consecrated the armor of the king and his sons to the temple of Ashtaroth fastened their bodies on the temple of Shen, while they fixed the royal heads ignominiously in the temple of Dagon (1Ch 10:10); thus dividing…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 31:8

• Gilboa
• Trophies

In the dictionaries

• Philistines
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Gilboa
• Hit
• Jonathan
• Achish
• Chronicles, Books of
• Esdraelon, Plain of
• Gilboa, Mount

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings