1 Chronicles 10:10

1 Chronicles 10:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And they put his armor in the temple of their gods and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they put his armor in the temple of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They placed his armor in the temple of their gods, and they fastened his head to the temple of Dagon.

Context of 1 Chronicles 10:10

8The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 9They stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news among their idols and their people. They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung up his head in the temple of Dagon. 11When all the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12all their valiant men went and took the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones under the great tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.

1 Chronicles 10:10 word by word

וַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙ אֶת־כֵּלָ֔יו בֵּ֖ית אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם וְאֶת־גֻּלְגָּלְתּ֥וֹ תָקְע֖וּ בֵּ֥ית דָּגֽוֹן׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they putשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760
• his armourכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of their godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and fastenedתָּקַעtâqa‛ · to blowH8628
• his headגֻּלְגֹּ֫לֶתgûlgôleth · headH1538
• of Dagonדָּגוֹןdâgôn · DagonH1712

Cross-references for 1 Chronicles 10:10

• 1 Samuel 31:10They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.
• 1 Samuel 5:2Then they carried the ark into Dagon’s temple and set it beside Dagon.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 10:10

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-12Saul died together with his three sons and all his house: The Chronicler does not mention Saul’s armor bearer or the rest of his troops (see 1 Samuel 31:6). This emphasizes God's role in removing Saul and replacing him with David (1 Chronicles 10:14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. put his armour in the house of their gods--It was common among the heathen to vow to a national or favorite deity, that, in the event of a victory, the armor of the enemy's king, or of some eminent leader, should be dedicated to him as an offering of gratitude. Such trophies were usually suspended on the pillars of the temple. fastened his head in the temple of Dagon--while the trunk or headless corpse was affixed to the wall of Beth-shan (1Sa 31:10).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Chronicles 10:10

• Dagon
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Turn
• Chronicles, Books of
• Dagon
• David
• Gods
• Head
• Saul
• Dan
• Philistines
• Philistia

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 10

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings