1 Samuel 31:10

1 Samuel 31:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth–shan.
• New International Version (NIV)They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They put his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.

Context of 1 Samuel 31:10

8The day after the battle, the Philistines came to take all the valuable things from the dead soldiers. They found the dead bodies of Saul and his three sons on Gilboa mountain. 9They cut off Saul's head and they removed his armour. Then they sent men through all the country of the Philistines with the news of Saul's death. These men told the news everywhere that the Philistine people lived and in the temples of their idols. They put Saul's armour in the temple of their god Ashtoreth. Then they hung Saul's dead body on the wall of Beth Shan town. 11The Israelites who lived in Jabesh Gilead heard about what the Philistines had done to Saul's body. 12So all their brave soldiers left Jabesh Gilead and they marched all night to Beth Shan. They removed the dead bodies of Saul and his sons from the town's wall. Then they took them to Jabesh Gilead. They burned the dead bodies there.

1 Samuel 31:10 word by word

וַיָּשִׂ֙מוּ֙ אֶת־כֵּלָ֔יו בֵּ֖ית עַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת וְאֶת־גְּוִיָּתוֹ֙ תָּקְע֔וּ בְּחוֹמַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית שָֽׁן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• his armourכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of Ashtarothבֵּית עַשְׁתָּרוֹתbêyth ‛ashtârôth · Beth-ashtarothH1045
• of Ashtarothעַשְׁתָּרוֹת‛ashtârôth ‛ashtârôth · AshtarothH6252
• and they fastenedתָּקַעtâqa‛ · to blowH8628
• his bodyגְּוִיָּהgevîyâh · bodyH1472
• to the wallחוֹמָהchômâh · wallH2346
• of Beth–shanבֵּית שְׁאָןbêyth she'ân bêyth shân · Beth-sheanH1052

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 31:10

• 1 Samuel 21:9Ahimelech answered, ‘The sword of Goliath the Philistine is here. After you killed him in the valley of Elah, we kept the sword here. We covered it with a cloth and we put it behind the ephod. If you want it, you can take it. We do not have any other weapon except that one.’ David said, ‘Give it to me. There is no sword as good as that one.’
• Judges 2:13They turned away from the Lord and they worshipped the idols of Baal and Ashtoreth instead.
• Joshua 17:11Some towns that were in the lands of Issachar and Asher belonged to Manasseh. They were Beth Shan, Ibleam and the people who lived in Dor, Endor, Taanach, and Megiddo. They included the villages near those towns.
• Judges 1:27But the men of Manasseh's tribe could not chase out the people of these five cities: Beth Shan, Taanach, Dor, Ibleam and Megiddo. The Canaanites who lived there were strong. So they continued to live in those cities and the regions around them.
• 2 Samuel 21:12Then David went to fetch the bones of Saul and Saul's son Jonathan from the people at Jabesh Gilead. Their men had secretly taken their bodies from the open place in Beth Shan. The Philistines had killed Saul on Gilboa mountain and they had hung their bodies there.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 31:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10They put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth - As David had done in placing the sword of Goliath in the tabernacle. We have already seen that it was common for the conquerors to consecrate armor and spoils taken in war, to those who were the objects of religious worship. They fastened his body to the wall - Probably by means of iron hooks; but it is said, 2 Samuel 21:12, that these bodies were fastened in the Street of Beth-shan. This may mean that the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10In the house of Ashtaroth - This was doubtless the famous temple of Venus in Askelon mentioned by Herodotus as the most ancient of all her temples. Hence, the special mention of Askelon 2 Samuel 1:20. The placing Saul‘s armour as a trophy in the temple of Ashtaroth was a counterpart to the placing Goliath‘s sword in the tabernacle 1 Samuel 21:9. In 1 Chronicles 10:10 it is added that they “fastened Saul‘s head in the temple of Dagon,” probably either in…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. 10the Ashtoreths: See 1 Samuel 7:3. hung his body: This act further humiliated the executed person by denying them a proper burial. It also served as a warning to other potential enemies (see also Genesis 40:19; Deuteronomy 21:21–22; Joshua 10:26; Esther 9:6–14). Beth-shan was a short distance east of Mount Gilboa.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. to the wall--(2Sa 21:12)--"the street" of Beth-shan. The street was called from the temple which stood in it. And they had to go along it to the wall of the city (see Jos 17:11). 1Sa 31:11-13. The Men of Jabesh-gilead Recover the Bodies and Bury Them at Jabesh.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 31:10

• Ashtoreth
• Beth-Shean
• Temple
• Trophies
• Walls, of the Cities

In the dictionaries

• Ashtoreth
• Bethshean
• Hit
• Achish
• Body
• Chronicles, Books of
• Dagon
• Esdraelon, Plain of
• Jabesh-Gilead
• Philistines

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