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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/31.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_samuel/31.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/31.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They placed his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of the city of Beth-shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They put his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They put his weapons in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they nailed his body to the wall of Beth-shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They put his weapons in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And they put his weapons in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they placed his weapons in the house of Ashtaroth and fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And they put Saul’s weapons <i>and</i> armor in the temple of the Ashtaroth (female goddesses), and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then 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="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then 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="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they put his armour in the house of the Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They put his armor in the temple of their goddesses-the Asherahs-and fastened his corpse to the wall of Beth Shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then they put his weapons in the temple of the goddess Astarte, and they nailed his body to the wall of the city of Beth Shan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They put Saul's weapons in the temple of Asherah and fastened his corpse to the wall of Beth-shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They placed Saul's armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his corpse on the city wall of Beth Shan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they place his weapons [in] the house of Ashtaroth, and they have fixed his body on the wall of Beth-Shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they place his weapons in the house of Ashtaroth, and his body they have fixed on the wall of Beth-Shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they will put up his arms in the house of Ashtaroth: and his body they will hang up upon the wall of the House of Quiet.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they put his armour in the temple of Astaroth, but his body they hung on the wall of Bethsan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they placed his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth. But his body they suspended on the wall of Bethshan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They put his armor in the temple of Astarte but impaled his body on the wall of Beth-shan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They put his armor in the temple of Astarte; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-jashan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they placed his armor in the house of Ashteroth, and his body they fastened to the wall of Bayth Yashan<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they put his armour in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they set up his armour at the temple of Astarte, and they fastened his body on the wall of Baethsam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/31-10.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/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=9088" 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_samuel/31.htm">The Philistines Possess the Towns</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>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="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: way·yā·śi·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/6252.htm" title="6252: ‘aš·tā·rō·wṯ (N-proper-fs) -- Or bashtaroth; plural of ashtrah; Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the Jordan.">of the Ashtoreths</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: tā·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/1472.htm" title="1472: gə·wî·yā·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A body, corpse. Prolonged for gevah; a body, whether alive or dead.">his body</a> <a href="/hebrew/2346.htm" title="2346: bə·ḥō·w·maṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A wall. Feminine active participle of an unused root apparently meaning to join; a wall of protection.">on the wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/1052.htm" title="1052: bêṯ (Prep) -- Or Beyth Shan; from bayith and sha'an; house of ease; Beth-Shean or Beth-Shan, a place in Palestine."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1052.htm" title="1052: šān (N-proper-fs) -- Or Beyth Shan; from bayith and sha'an; house of ease; Beth-Shean or Beth-Shan, a place in Palestine.">of Beth-shan.</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_chronicles/10-10.htm">1 Chronicles 10:10</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="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="/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="/1_samuel/5-2.htm">1 Samuel 5:2-5</a></span><br />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. / But when they got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD, with his head and his hands broken off and lying on the threshold. Only the torso remained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-5.htm">1 Kings 11:5</a></span><br />Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.<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="/ezekiel/6-4.htm">Ezekiel 6:4-6</a></span><br />Your altars will be demolished and your incense altars will be smashed; and I will cast down your slain before your idols. / I will lay the corpses of the Israelites before their idols and scatter your bones around your altars. / Wherever you live, the cities will be laid waste and the high places will be demolished, so that your altars will be laid waste and desecrated, your idols smashed and obliterated, your incense altars cut down, and your works blotted out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Jeremiah 48:7</a></span><br />Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too will be captured, and Chemosh will go into exile with his priests and officials.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/1-4.htm">Zephaniah 1:4-5</a></span><br />“I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests— / those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/19-24.htm">Acts 19:24-27</a></span><br />It began with a silversmith named Demetrius who made silver shrines of Artemis, bringing much business to the craftsmen. / Demetrius assembled the craftsmen, along with the workmen in related trades. “Men,” he said, “you know that this business is our source of prosperity. / And you can see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but in nearly the whole province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to turn away. He says that man-made gods are no gods at all. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4-6</a></span><br />So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one. / For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many so-called gods and lords), / yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/6-16.htm">2 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-8.htm">Galatians 4:8</a></span><br />Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-14.htm">Revelation 2:14</a></span><br />But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.</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 Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/21-9.htm">1 Samuel 21:9</a></b></br> And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it <i>is here</i> wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take <i>it</i>: for <i>there is</i> no other save that here. And David said, <i>There is</i> none like that; give it me.</p><p class="hdg">Ashtaroth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/2-13.htm">Judges 2:13</a></b></br> And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.</p><p class="hdg">Bethshan</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/17-11.htm">Joshua 17:11</a></b></br> And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, <i>even</i> three countries.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Judges 1:27</a></b></br> Neither did Manasseh drive out <i>the inhabitants of</i> Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">2 Samuel 21:12-14</a></b></br> And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm">Armor</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm">Armour</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">Ashtaroth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">Ash'taroth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-10.htm">Ashtoreths</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-4.htm">Astarte</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-23.htm">Beth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">Bethshan</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-12.htm">Beth-Shan</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-3.htm">Body</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-39.htm">Fastened</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-10.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm">House</a> <a href="/judges/1-27.htm">Shan</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-34.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm">War-Dress</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm">Weapons</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/2-21.htm">Armor</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-21.htm">Armour</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-71.htm">Ashtaroth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/6-71.htm">Ash'taroth</a> <a href="/judges/2-13.htm">Ashtoreths</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-4.htm">Astarte</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm">Beth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm">Bethshan</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm">Beth-Shan</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm">Body</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-8.htm">Fastened</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-4.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-12.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm">Shan</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-7.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/10-9.htm">War-Dress</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-27.htm">Weapons</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm">Saul, having lost his army, and his sons slain, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm">he and his armor bearer kill themselves.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-7.htm">The Philistines possess the forsaken towns of the Israelites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-8.htm">They triumph over the dead bodies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-11.htm">They of Jabesh Gilead recovering the dead bodies by night, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-12.htm">burn them at Jabesh, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/31-13.htm">and mournfully bury their bodies.</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'; 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This act was a way to honor their gods for victory and to humiliate the defeated Israelites by showing that their God was powerless against the Philistine deities. The temple of the Ashtoreths would have been a significant religious site, possibly located in one of the major Philistine cities such as Ashdod, Ashkelon, or Gaza. This act parallels the earlier capture of the Ark of the Covenant by the Philistines, which they placed in the temple of Dagon (<a href="/1_samuel/5-2.htm">1 Samuel 5:2</a>). The desecration of Saul's armor in this manner underscores the spiritual and national defeat of Israel at this time.<p><b>and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan</b><br>Beth-shan was a strategic city located in the Jordan Valley, controlling the routes between the Jezreel Valley and the Jordan River. Archaeological excavations have revealed that Beth-shan was a significant urban center during the time of Saul. By hanging Saul's body on the city wall, the Philistines intended to display their triumph and further disgrace the fallen king. This act of public humiliation was meant to demoralize the Israelites and assert Philistine dominance. The hanging of Saul's body can be seen as a foreshadowing of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, who was also publicly displayed, though His death ultimately led to victory over sin and death. The retrieval and proper burial of Saul's body by the men of Jabesh-gilead (<a href="/1_samuel/31-11.htm">1 Samuel 31:11-13</a>) highlights themes of loyalty and respect for the anointed king, despite his failures.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, whose tragic end is depicted in this chapter. His death marks a significant turning point in Israel's history.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>The enemies of Israel who defeated Saul and his sons in battle. They are often seen as a representation of the worldly powers opposing God's people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/ashtoreths.htm">Ashtoreths</a></b><br>Canaanite deities associated with fertility and war. The Philistines placing Saul's armor in their temple signifies a spiritual and cultural victory over Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/beth-shan.htm">Beth-shan</a></b><br>A city in the territory of Manasseh, where the Philistines displayed Saul's body. This act was meant to humiliate Israel and demonstrate Philistine dominance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jonathan,_abinadab,_and_malchishua.htm">Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua</a></b><br>Saul's sons who also died in the battle, highlighting the complete defeat of Saul's lineage at this point.<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 tragic end serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of disobedience to God. His failure to fully follow God's commands led to his downfall.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The Philistines' actions symbolize the ongoing spiritual battle between God's people and the forces of darkness. Believers must remain vigilant and rooted in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>Saul's leadership failures highlight the need for leaders who seek God's guidance and prioritize His will above personal ambition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_redemption.htm">The Hope of Redemption</a></b><br>Despite Saul's tragic end, God's plan for Israel continued through David. This reminds us that God's purposes prevail, offering hope and redemption even in dire circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_philistines_control_beth-shan.htm">Is there archaeological evidence of the Philistines controlling Beth-shan (1 Samuel 31:10) and displaying enemy bodies on its walls? </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/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/why_do_1_sam_31_4-5_and_2_sam_1_10_differ.htm">How can 1 Samuel 31:4-5 claim Saul died by falling on his own sword if 2 Samuel 1:10 says an Amalekite killed him?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">The house of Ashtaroth.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">of "the Ashtaroth." </span>The expression may signify that the pieces of armour belonging to the four men were divided between the different shrines of Astarte in the land, or placed together in the famous Astarte Temple, at Askelon, which Herodotus (i. 105) describes as the most ancient of the temples dedicated to the worship of the Syrian Venus. The latter supposition seems the more probable, as Askelon is specially mentioned by David in the funeral hymn of Saul and Jonathan (<a href="/2_samuel/1-20.htm" title="Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.">2Samuel 1:20</a>).<p><span class= "bld">The wall of Beth-shan.</span>--Beth-shan was in the tribe of Manasseh, some four miles west of the Jordan, and twelve miles south of the sea of Galilee. We are told in <a href="/judges/1-27.htm" title="Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but the Canaanites would dwell in that land.">Judges 1:27</a>, that the Canaanites, the original inhabitants of the city, were permitted by the conqueror to dwell still in the city. This Canaanitish element in the population was perhaps the reason why Beth-shan was chosen for the barbarous exhibition. The Canaanites would probably have welcomed the miserable spectacle which seemed to degrade their ancient enemies. The writer of the chronicle adds one more ghastly detail to this account: "They fastened the head (skull) of Saul in the Temple of Dagon."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/31-10.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">וַיָּשִׂ֙מוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·śi·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 the Ashtoreths</span><br /><span class="heb">עַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(‘aš·tā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6252.htm">Strong's 6252: </a> </span><span class="str2">A place East of the Jordan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and hung</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּקְע֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tā·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 body</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּוִיָּתוֹ֙</span> <span class="translit">(gə·wî·yā·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1472.htm">Strong's 1472: </a> </span><span class="str2">A body, corpse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the wall</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחוֹמַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥō·w·maṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2346.htm">Strong's 2346: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall of protection</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Beth-shan.</span><br /><span class="heb">שָֽׁן׃</span> <span class="translit">(šān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1052.htm">Strong's 1052: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beth-shean -- 'place of quiet', a place in Manasseh, West of the Jordan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/31-10.htm">1 Samuel 31:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/31-10.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 31:10 They put his armor in the house (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/31-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 31:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 31:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/31-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 31:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 31:11" /></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>