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1 Samuel 31:9–10

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9They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to spread the good newsae in the temples of their idolsaf and among the people. 10Then they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtorethsag and hung his bodyah on the wall of Beth-shan.ai

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Cross references

  1. ae2Sm 1:20
  2. afJdg 16:23–24
  3. agJdg 2:13; 1Sm 7:3
  4. ah1Sm 31:12; 2Sm 21:14
  5. aiJos 17:11

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

So they cut off his head and stripped off his armor and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines, to carry the good news to the house of their idols and to the people. They put his armor in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and they sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among their people. They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.

NLTNew Living Translation

So they cut off Saul’s head and stripped off his armor. Then they proclaimed the good news of Saul’s death in their pagan temple and to the people throughout the land of Philistia. They placed his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths, and they fastened his body to the wall of the city of Beth-shan.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So they cut off his head and stripped off his armor. Then they sent messengers around in the land of the Philistines to proclaim victory in the temples of their idols and to the people. And they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreth, and they fastened his corpse to the wall of Beth Shan.

KJV 1900King James Version

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