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 died, and his three sons, and his armour-bearer, and all his men, that same day together. 7And when the men of Israel that were on this side of the valley, and [they] that were on this side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. And it came to pass the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his three sons fallen on mount Gilboa. 9And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent [them] into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings in the houses of their idols, and to the people. 10And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to 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

• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• nextמׇחֳרָתmochŏrâth mochŏrâthâm · morrowH4283
• Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• stripפָּשַׁטpâshaţ · to stripH6584
• slainחָלָלchâlâl · slain: killedH2491
• foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• Gilboaגִּלְבֹּעַgilbôa‛ · (Mount) GilboaH1533

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 31:8

• 1 Chronicles 10:8And it came to pass the next day, that the Philistines came to strip the slain, and they found Saul and his sons fallen on mount Gilboa.
• 2 Chronicles 20:25And Jehoshaphat and his people came to plunder the spoil of them, and they found among them in abundance, both riches with the dead bodies, and precious things, and they stripped off for themselves more than they could carry away; and they were three days in plundering the spoil, it 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