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 Living Translation (NLT)They placed his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of the city of Beth-shan.

Context of 1 Samuel 31:10

8So 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. 9And they cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and sent word throughout the land of the Philistines, to proclaim it in the temple of their idols and among the people. Then they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan. 11Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12all the valiant men arose and traveled all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan; and they came to Jabesh and burned them 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 21:9So the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, there it is, wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it. For there is no other except that one here.” And David said, “There is none like it; give it to me.”
• Judges 2:13They forsook the Lord and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
• Joshua 17:11And in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth Shean and its towns, Ibleam and its towns, the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of En Dor and its towns, the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns—three hilly regions.
• Judges 1:27However, Manasseh did not drive out the inhabitants of Beth Shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; for the Canaanites were determined to dwell in that land.
• 2 Samuel 21:12Then David went and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, from the men of Jabesh Gilead who had stolen them from the street of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hung them up, after the Philistines had struck down Saul in Gilboa.

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