1 Samuel 31 · Verse 10

1 Samuel 31:10

And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth–shan.
1 Samuel 31:10, King James Version

1 Samuel 31:10 in other translations

BSBThey put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan.
WEBThey put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.
ASVAnd they put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
YLTand they place his weapons in the house of Ashtaroth, and his body they have fixed on the wall of Beth-Shan.
DARBYAnd they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
BBEHis war-dress they put in the house of Astarte; and his body was fixed on the wall of Beth-shan.
WebsterAnd they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.

What does 1 Samuel 31:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. 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.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 They 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, 2Sam 21:12, that these bodies were fastened in the Street of Beth-shan. This may mean that the place where they were fastened to the wall was the main street or entrance into the city.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 31:8-13

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…

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1 Samuel 31:10 in the original Hebrew

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וַיָּשִׂ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muand they putH7760
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כֵּלָ֔יוke.Lavarmor hisH3627
בֵּ֖יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
עַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתash.ta.RotAshtarothH6252
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
גְּוִיָּתוֹ֙ge.vi.ya.Tocorpse hisH1472
תָּקְע֔וּta.ke.'Uthey fixedH8628
בְּחוֹמַ֖תbe.cho.Maton [the] wall ofH2346
בֵּ֥יתbeitBethH1052
שָֽׁן\׃ShanShanH1052

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 31:10

  • Judges 2:13

    And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

  • Joshua 17:11

    And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth–shean 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, even three countries.

  • 1 Samuel 21:9

    And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take it: for there is no other save that here. And David said, There is none like that; give it me.

  • 1 Samuel 7:3

    And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

  • 2 Samuel 21:12-14

    And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh–gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth–shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa: And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged. And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was intreated for the land.

  • Judges 1:27

    Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth–shean 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they put.The Philistines placed the armour of Saul in the temple of Ashtaroth as a trophy of victory, and a testimony of their gratitude, in the same manner as David placed the sword of Goliath in the tabernacle.
21:9
Ashtaroth.
Jud 2:13
Bethshan.
Jos 17:11; Jud 1:27; 2Sa 21:12-14

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 31:9

    And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.

  • 1 Samuel 31:10

    And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth–shan.

  • 1 Samuel 31:11

    And when the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;

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1 Samuel 31:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y pusieron sus armas en el templo de Astaroth, y colgaron su cuerpo en el muro de Beth-san.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils placèrent ses armes dans la maison d’Ashtaroth, et clouèrent son corps à la muraille de Beth-Shan.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie legten seine Waffen in das Haus der Astaroth, und seinen Leichnam hefteten sie an die Mauer von Beth-Schan.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et posuerunt arma ejus in templo Astaroth, corpus vero ejus suspenderunt in muro Bethsan.