Parallel Verses
Amplified
And they put Saul’s weapons and armor in the temple of the Ashtaroth (female goddesses), and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
New American Standard Bible
They put his weapons in the
King James Version
And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
Holman Bible
Then they put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths
International Standard Version
They put Saul's weapons in the temple of Asherah and fastened his corpse to the wall of Beth-shan.
A Conservative Version
And they put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
American Standard Version
And they put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
Bible in Basic English
His war-dress they put in the house of Astarte; and his body was fixed on the wall of Beth-shan.
Darby Translation
And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
Julia Smith Translation
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
King James 2000
And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And they put his armor [in] the temple of the Ashtoreth, and they fastened his corpse to the wall of Beth Shan.
Modern King James verseion
And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they hanged up his harness in the house of Ashtaroth, but they hanged up his carcass on the walls of Bet-Shean.
NET Bible
They placed Saul's armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his corpse on the city wall of Beth Shan.
New Heart English Bible
They put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.
The Emphasized Bible
And they put his armour in a house of Ashtoreths, - and, his dead body, fastened they on the wall of Beth-shan.
Webster
And they put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
World English Bible
They put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.
Youngs Literal Translation
and they place his weapons in the house of Ashtaroth, and his body they have fixed on the wall of Beth-Shan.
Themes
Ashtaroth » Ashtoreth or ashtoreth, a Goddess of the phoenicians
Beth-shean » Bodies of saul and his sons exposed in
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Philistines » Israel defeated by, and saul slain
Temple » Idolatrous » Trophies stored in
Walls » Of cities » The bodies of enemies sometimes fastened on, as a disgrace
Interlinear
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References
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Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 31:10
Verse Info
Context Readings
Saul And Jonathan Die On Mount Gilboa
9
So they cut off Saul’s head and stripped off his weapons and armor and sent them throughout the land of the Philistines, to bring the good news to the house of their idols and to the people.
10 And they put Saul’s weapons and armor in the temple of the Ashtaroth (female goddesses), and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.
11
When the
Cross References
Joshua 17:11
Also, in Issachar and in Asher, Manasseh had Beth-shean and its towns and Ibleam and its towns, and the inhabitants of Dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of En-dor and its towns, and the inhabitants of Taanach and its towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and its towns; the third is Napheth.
Judges 2:13
So they abandoned the Lord and served Baal [the pagan god of the Canaanites] and the
1 Samuel 21:9
Then the priest said, “The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if you would take it for yourself, do so. For there is no other here except for it.” And David said, “There is none like that; give it to me.”
Judges 1:27
But [the tribe of] Manasseh did not take possession of Beth-shean and its villages, or Taanach and its villages, or the inhabitants of Dor and its villages, or the inhabitants of Ibleam and its villages, or the inhabitants of Megiddo and its villages; so the Canaanites remained in that land.
1 Samuel 7:3
Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth (pagan goddesses) from among you and direct your hearts to the Lord and serve Him only; and He will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines.”
2 Samuel 21:12-14
Then David went and took the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the open square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them on the day when the Philistines had killed Saul in Gilboa.
