They cut off his head and stripped off his weapons, and sent them [a]throughout the land of the Philistines, (A)to bring the good news (B)to the house of their idols and to the people. 10 They put his weapons in the [b]temple of (C)Ashtaroth, and (D)they nailed his body to the wall of (E)Beth-shan. 11 Now when (F)the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard [c]what the Philistines had done to Saul,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 31:9 Lit into...Philistines on all sides
  2. 1 Samuel 31:10 Lit house
  3. 1 Samuel 31:11 Lit about him, what

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.

10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.

11 And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;

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