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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung up his head in the temple of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They placed his armor in the temple of their gods, and they fastened his head to the temple of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And they put his armor in the temple of their gods and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_chronicles/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they put his armor in the temple of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_chronicles/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They put his armor in the house of their gods and impaled his head in the house of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They put his armor in the house of their gods and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_chronicles/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they put his armor in the house of their gods and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_chronicles/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they placed his weapons in the house of their gods and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_chronicles/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They put Saul’s armor in the house of their gods and nailed up his head in the house (temple) of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_chronicles/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his skull in the temple of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_chronicles/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his skull in the temple of Dagon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_chronicles/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_chronicles/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They put Saul's armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of their god Dagon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_chronicles/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_chronicles/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They put his armor in the temple of their gods and fastened his head to the temple of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_chronicles/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They put his weapons in one of their temples and hung his head in the temple of their god Dagon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_chronicles/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then they put Saul's armor in the temple of their gods and fastened his skull to the wall of the temple of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_chronicles/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_chronicles/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They placed his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_chronicles/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_chronicles/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_chronicles/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_chronicles/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they put his weapons in the house of their gods, and have fixed his skull in the house of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_chronicles/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and put his weapons in the house of their gods, and his skull they have fixed in the house of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_chronicles/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will set up his weapons in the house of their gods, and they fastened his skull in the house of Dagon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_chronicles/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And his armour they dedicated in the temple of their god, and his head they fastened up in the temple of Dagon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_chronicles/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But his armor they consecrated in the shrine of their god, and his head they affixed in the temple of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_chronicles/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They put his armor in the temple of their gods, but his skull they impaled at the temple of Dagon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_chronicles/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They put his armor in the temple of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_chronicles/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they put their garments and their armour in the house of their idols, and hanged their bodies by the wall of Beth-jashan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_chronicles/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they placed their garments and their weapons in the houses of their idols, and their bodies they hung on the wall of Bayth Yashan.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_chronicles/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_chronicles/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they put their armour in the house of their god, and they put his head in the house of Dagon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wtNNY-qpWWI?start=3215" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_chronicles/10.htm">The Philistines Possess the Towns</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>They stripped Saul, cut off his head, took his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among their people. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: way·yā·śî·mū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">They put</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kê·lāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">his armor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of their gods</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8628.htm" title="8628: ṯā·qə·‘ū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to clatter, i.e. Slap, clang; by analogy, to drive; by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping).">and hung</a> <a href="/hebrew/1538.htm" title="1538: gul·gā·lə·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A skull, head, poll (of persons). By reduplication from galal; a skull; by implication, a head.">his head</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">in the temple</a> <a href="/hebrew/1712.htm" title="1712: dā·ḡō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A god and an idol of the Philistines. From dag; the fish-god; Dagon, a Philistine deity.">of Dagon.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10</a></span><br />They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm">1 Samuel 31:9</a></span><br />They 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/1-20.htm">2 Samuel 1:20</a></span><br />Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/16-23.htm">Judges 16:23-24</a></span><br />Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.” / And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/5-2.htm">1 Samuel 5:2</a></span><br />carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/5-1.htm">1 Samuel 5:1-5</a></span><br />After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod, / carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue. / When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-37.htm">2 Kings 19:37</a></span><br />One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-38.htm">Isaiah 37:38</a></span><br />One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm">1 Samuel 31:12-13</a></span><br />all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there. / Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">2 Samuel 21:12-14</a></span><br />he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa. / So David had the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan brought from there, and they also gathered the bones of those who had been hanged. / And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-8.htm">1 Samuel 31:8</a></span><br />The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-11.htm">1 Samuel 31:11</a></span><br />When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm">1 Samuel 31:4</a></span><br />Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-3.htm">1 Samuel 31:3</a></span><br />When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/31-5.htm">1 Samuel 31:5</a></span><br />When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.</p><p class="hdg">their gods</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10</a></b></br> And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.</p><p class="hdg">Ashtaroth </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/5-2.htm">1 Samuel 5:2-7</a></b></br> When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm">Armor</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm">Armour</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-7.htm">Dagon</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-10.htm">Fastened</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-31.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-25.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-12.htm">Hung</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-35.htm">Skull</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/9-33.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm">War-Dress</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm">Weapons</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_chronicles/11-39.htm">Armor</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-24.htm">Armour</a> <a href="/joshua/15-41.htm">Dagon</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-18.htm">Fastened</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-31.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-12.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-2.htm">Head</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-27.htm">House</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-1.htm">Hung</a> <a href="/matthew/27-33.htm">Skull</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/23-4.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-54.htm">War-Dress</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-39.htm">Weapons</a><div class="vheading2">1 Chronicles 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-1.htm">Saul's overthrow and death</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-8.htm">The Philistines triumph over Saul</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-11.htm">The kindness of Jabesh Gilead toward Saul and his sons</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-13.htm">Saul's sin for which the kingdom was transferred from him to David</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_chronicles/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They put his armor in the temple of their gods</b><br>This phrase refers to the Philistines placing King Saul's armor in the temple of their deities. This act was a common practice in the ancient Near East, symbolizing the victory of one nation's gods over another. By placing Saul's armor in their temple, the Philistines were declaring their gods' superiority over the God of Israel. This act of desecration was meant to humiliate Israel and demonstrate the power of the Philistine gods. The temple likely refers to one of the major Philistine cities such as Ashdod, Ashkelon, or Gaza, where such temples were located. This event echoes the earlier capture of the Ark of the Covenant by the Philistines, which they also placed in the temple of their god Dagon (<a href="/1_samuel/5.htm">1 Samuel 5:1-2</a>).<p><b>and hung his head in the temple of Dagon</b><br>Dagon was a major deity of the Philistines, often associated with grain and fertility. The act of hanging Saul's head in Dagon's temple was a further insult to Israel, signifying the complete defeat and humiliation of their king. This act also served as a public display of triumph and a warning to other nations. The temple of Dagon is notably mentioned in the story of Samson, where he brought down the temple on the Philistines (<a href="/judges/16-23.htm">Judges 16:23-30</a>). The desecration of Saul's body contrasts with the biblical emphasis on the dignity of the human body, even in death. This event foreshadows the ultimate victory of God over false gods, as seen in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who triumphed over sin and death.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>A significant enemy of Israel, known for their conflicts with the Israelites throughout the Old Testament. They were a seafaring people who settled in the coastal regions of Canaan.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, whose death is recounted in this chapter. His defeat and the subsequent treatment of his body by the Philistines symbolize the consequences of his disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/temple_of_dagon.htm">Temple of Dagon</a></b><br>A place of worship for the Philistines dedicated to Dagon, their god. The placement of Saul's armor and head in this temple signifies the Philistines' belief in their god's superiority over the God of Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_gilboa.htm">Mount Gilboa</a></b><br>The location where Saul and his sons were defeated by the Philistines, leading to the events described in this verse.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, who are affected by the defeat of Saul and the desecration of his body, highlighting the national and spiritual crisis they faced.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Saul's downfall serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commands. His defeat and the desecration of his body illustrate the spiritual and physical ramifications of disobedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a></b><br>The Philistines' actions in placing Saul's armor and head in the temple of Dagon highlight the futility of idolatry. Despite their temporary victory, the Philistines' gods are powerless compared to the God of Israel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Even in defeat, the account underscores God's sovereignty. The events serve as a prelude to David's rise, showing that God's plans are not thwarted by human failures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_the_dead.htm">Respect for the Dead</a></b><br>The treatment of Saul's body by the Philistines contrasts with the biblical principle of honoring the dead, reminding believers of the importance of dignity and respect.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The ongoing conflict between Israel and the Philistines symbolizes the spiritual warfare believers face. It calls Christians to remain vigilant and faithful in their spiritual battles.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_chronicles_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Chronicles 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_saul's_death_in_1_chronicles.htm">What historical or archaeological evidence supports the details of Saul's death as described in 1 Chronicles 10, particularly regarding the Philistines' role and the aftermath?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_chron._10's_view_of_saul_skew_history.htm">Does 1 Chronicles 10’s portrayal of Saul’s downfall reflect a theological agenda that undermines its historical reliability when compared to earlier accounts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_1_chr_19_and_2_sam_10_differ.htm">Why do 1 Chronicles 19 and 2 Samuel 10 present slight variations in numbers and details of the battles, and which version is more historically accurate?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_10_4_and_2_sam_1_10.htm">How can 1 Chronicles 10's account that Saul died by falling on his own sword (1 Chronicles 10:4) be reconciled with 2 Samuel 1:10, where an Amalekite claims to have killed him?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_chronicles/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">In the house of their gods.</span>--Or god, as LXX. Samuel, "house of Ashtaroth," which the chronicler or his source paraphrases, perhaps from a repugnance to mentioning the idol's name. Ashtoreth had a great temple at Ascalon, as "Heavenly Aphrodite" (Herod., <span class= "ital">Hist</span> i. 108). The "Queen of Heaven" (<a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm" title="The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke me to anger.">Jeremiah 7:18</a>) was worshipped by the Semitic races generally. Under the name of <span class= "ital">Ishtar,</span> she was a chief goddess of the Assyrians, and had famous temples at Nineveh and Arbela. The Sabaeans worshipped her as <span class= "ital">Athtar;</span> and the name <span class= "ital">Ashtar</span> is coupled with Chemosh on the Moabite Stone.<p><span class= "bld">Fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">and his skull </span>(<span class= "ital">gulgoleth</span>--comp. Golgotha, <a href="/matthew/27-33.htm" title="And when they were come to a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull,">Matthew 27:33</a>) <span class= "ital">they fastened in the house of Dagon.</span> Instead of this, we read in Samuel, "and his corpse they fastened to the wall of Beth-shan." It is hardly likely that the one reading is a corruption of the other. The chronicler has omitted the statement about Saul's corpse, which is not mentioned in <a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm" title="And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings to their idols, and to the people.">1Chronicles 10:9</a>, and supplied one respecting his head, which has been already spoken of in that verse. He found the fact in his additional source, if the clause in question has not dropt out of the text of Samuel.<p>The Accadians worshipped Dagon, as we learn from the cuneiform inscriptions: comp. the name Ismi-Dagan (<span class= "ital">Dagon hears</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_chronicles/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The house of their gods</span>. In place of this general designation, the parallel (<a href="/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10</a>) designates the house more exactly as "the house of Ashtaroth" (<a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5</a>; the Phoenician female deity, as Baal was their male deity. The Greek form of the name is Astarte. See also Cic., 'De. Nat. Deo.,' 3:23). <span class="cmt_word">And fastened his head in the temple of Dagon</span>. The parallel, as above, gives us, "And fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shah" (which account is corroborated in <a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">2 Samuel 21:12-14</a>), and does not say what further was done with the head. It is no doubt remarkable that one historian puts on record the one fact and the other the other; and it is one of the clearer indications that both took from some common sources. It is perhaps something to be remarked also that, while the historian in Samuel says nothing further about the <span class="accented">head</span> (though allusion to it is probably included in the "body" and the "bones," the further account of which is given in vers. 12, 13, as well as in <a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">2 Samuel 21:12-14</a>), the compiler of Chronicles does revert to mention of "the <span class="accented">body</span> of Saul," ver. 12, <span class="accented">infra</span>, though without any corresponding naming of Beth-shah. Bertheau finds little difficulty in the question, by simply supposing that the omission in Chronicles is another instance of the desire to compress; while others suppose corruption in our text, or, as Thenius and Ewald, the loss of a sentence to our text. After all said, the omission in Samuel of the fate of the head would seem to be fully as remarkable as the omission, so far as this verse is concerned, in Chronicles of the fate of the body. It is reasonable to suppose that the head and trunk of the body of Saul were brought together again, or it were likely some allusion to the contrary would have transpired in the following verses of this chapter or in <a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">2 Samuel 21:12-14</a>. With regard to the act of the Philistines in dedicating the armour of Saul, and fixing his head in the temple of Dagon, as though trophies, the custom was both ancient and not uncommon (<a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Judges 16:21-30</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/5-1.htm">1 Samuel 5:1-5</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/21-9.htm">1 Samuel 21:9</a>). The house of Dagon (<a href="/joshua/15-41.htm">Joshua 15:41</a>; <a href="/joshua/19-27.htm">Joshua 19:27</a>) here spoken of was that at Ashdod (<a href="/joshua/15-47.htm">Joshua 15:47</a>), between Gaza and Joppa. Though belonging to Judah's lot, it was never subdued by Israel, and remained throughout their history one of their worst foes. It is the Azotus of <a href="/acts/8-40.htm">Acts 8:40</a>. There was another Dagon temple at Gaza (<a href="/judges/16-21.htm">Judges 16:21-31</a>). Dagon's representation was the figure of a man, as to head, hands, and bust, but for the rest that of a fish, which was a symbol of fruitfulness. As Ashdod was situate on the extreme west of Palestine, so Beth-shah - generally written Beth-shean, a city of Manasseh (ch. 7:29), though within the borders of Issachar (<a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Joshua 17:11</a>), flora which the Canaanites were not expelled (<a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Judges 1:27</a>) - was on the extreme east near the Jordan. It was afterwards called Scythopolis. Considering the distance these were apart, and their contrary directions, we may suppose that some suggestion was intended by the fixing the head in the one place and the body in the other. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They put</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·śî·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his armor</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵּלָ֔יו</span> <span class="translit">(kê·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the temple</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their gods</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and hung</span><br /><span class="heb">תָקְע֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·qə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8628.htm">Strong's 8628: </a> </span><span class="str2">To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his head</span><br /><span class="heb">גֻּלְגָּלְתּ֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(gul·gā·lə·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1538.htm">Strong's 1538: </a> </span><span class="str2">A skull, head, poll (of persons)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the temple</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Dagon.</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּגֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(dā·ḡō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1712.htm">Strong's 1712: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dagon -- a god and an idol of the Philistines</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">1 Chronicles 10:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">1 Chronicles 10:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">1 Chronicles 10:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">1 Chronicles 10:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">1 Chronicles 10:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">1 Chronicles 10:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">1 Chronicles 10:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">1 Chronicles 10:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">1 Chronicles 10:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">1 Chronicles 10:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_chronicles/10-10.htm">OT History: 1 Chronicles 10:10 They put his armor in the house (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Chronicles 10:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 10:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_chronicles/10-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Chronicles 10:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Chronicles 10:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>