Context 10They put his weapons in the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. 11Now when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12all the valiant men rose and walked all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Jabesh and burned them there. 13They took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd they put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. Douay-Rheims Bible And they put his armour in the temple of Astaroth, but his body they hung on the wall of Bethsan. Darby Bible Translation And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. English Revised Version And they put his armour in the house of the Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Young's Literal Translation and they place his weapons in the house of Ashtaroth, and his body they have fixed on the wall of Beth-Shan. Library Scythopolis. Beth-Shean, the Beginning of Galilee. The bonds of Galilee were, "on the south, Samaris and Scythopolis, unto the flood of Jordan." Scythopolis is the same with Beth-shean, of which is no seldom mention in the Holy Scriptures, Joshua 17:11; Judges 1:27; 1 Samuel 31:10. "Bethsaine (saith Josephus), called by the Greeks Scythopolis." It was distant but a little way from Jordan, seated in the entrance to a great valley: for so the same author writes, "Having passed Jordan, they came to a great plain, where lies before you the city Bethsane," … John Lightfoot—From the Talmud and Hebraica Jews and Gentiles in "The Land" Samuel Links 1 Samuel 31:10 NIV • 1 Samuel 31:10 NLT • 1 Samuel 31:10 ESV • 1 Samuel 31:10 NASB • 1 Samuel 31:10 KJV • 1 Samuel 31:10 Bible Apps • 1 Samuel 31:10 Parallel • Bible Hub |