Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung up his head in the temple of Dagon. New Living Translation They placed his armor in the temple of their gods, and they fastened his head to the temple of Dagon. English Standard Version And they put his armor in the temple of their gods and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. Berean Standard Bible They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon. King James Bible And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. New King James Version Then they put his armor in the temple of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. New American Standard Bible They put his armor in the house of their gods and impaled his head in the house of Dagon. NASB 1995 They put his armor in the house of their gods and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. NASB 1977 And they put his armor in the house of their gods and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. Legacy Standard Bible And they placed his weapons in the house of their gods and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. Amplified Bible They put Saul’s armor in the house of their gods and nailed up his head in the house (temple) of Dagon. Christian Standard Bible Then they put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his skull in the temple of Dagon. Holman Christian Standard Bible Then they put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his skull in the temple of Dagon. American Standard Version And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. Contemporary English Version They put Saul's armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of their god Dagon. English Revised Version And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. GOD'S WORD® Translation They put his armor in the temple of their gods and fastened his head to the temple of Dagon. Good News Translation They put his weapons in one of their temples and hung his head in the temple of their god Dagon. International Standard Version Then they put Saul's armor in the temple of their gods and fastened his skull to the wall of the temple of Dagon. Majority Standard Bible They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon. NET Bible They placed his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon. New Heart English Bible They put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. Webster's Bible Translation And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. World English Bible They put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand they put his weapons in the house of their gods, and have fixed his skull in the house of Dagon. Young's Literal Translation and put his weapons in the house of their gods, and his skull they have fixed in the house of Dagon. Smith's Literal Translation And they will set up his weapons in the house of their gods, and they fastened his skull in the house of Dagon. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd his armour they dedicated in the temple of their god, and his head they fastened up in the temple of Dagon. Catholic Public Domain Version But his armor they consecrated in the shrine of their god, and his head they affixed in the temple of Dagon. New American Bible They put his armor in the temple of their gods, but his skull they impaled at the temple of Dagon. New Revised Standard Version They put his armor in the temple of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they put their garments and their armour in the house of their idols, and hanged their bodies by the wall of Beth-jashan. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And they placed their garments and their weapons in the houses of their idols, and their bodies they hung on the wall of Bayth Yashan. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon. Brenton Septuagint Translation And they put their armour in the house of their god, and they put his head in the house of Dagon. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Philistines Possess the Towns…9They stripped Saul, cut off his head, took his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among their people. 10They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon. Cross References 1 Samuel 31:10 They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths and hung his body on the wall of Beth-shan. 1 Samuel 31:9 They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among their people. 2 Samuel 1:20 Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult. Judges 16:23-24 Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.” / And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.” 1 Samuel 5:2 carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue. 1 Samuel 5:1-5 After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod, / carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue. / When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place. ... 2 Kings 19:37 One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place. Isaiah 37:38 One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer put him to the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. And his son Esar-haddon reigned in his place. 1 Samuel 31:12-13 all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there. / Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days. 2 Samuel 21:12-14 he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa. / So David had the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan brought from there, and they also gathered the bones of those who had been hanged. / And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish. After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land. 1 Samuel 31:8 The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. 1 Samuel 31:11 When the people of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 1 Samuel 31:4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run me through with it, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it. 1 Samuel 31:3 When the battle intensified against Saul, the archers overtook him and wounded him critically. 1 Samuel 31:5 When his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his own sword and died with him. Treasury of Scripture And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. their gods 1 Samuel 31:10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan. Ashtaroth 1 Samuel 5:2-7 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon… Jump to Previous Armor Armour Dagon Fastened Fixed Gods Head House Hung Skull Temple War-Dress WeaponsJump to Next Armor Armour Dagon Fastened Fixed Gods Head House Hung Skull Temple War-Dress Weapons1 Chronicles 10 1. Saul's overthrow and death8. The Philistines triumph over Saul 11. The kindness of Jabesh Gilead toward Saul and his sons 13. Saul's sin for which the kingdom was transferred from him to David They put his armor in the temple of their gods This phrase refers to the Philistines placing King Saul's armor in the temple of their deities. This act was a common practice in the ancient Near East, symbolizing the victory of one nation's gods over another. By placing Saul's armor in their temple, the Philistines were declaring their gods' superiority over the God of Israel. This act of desecration was meant to humiliate Israel and demonstrate the power of the Philistine gods. The temple likely refers to one of the major Philistine cities such as Ashdod, Ashkelon, or Gaza, where such temples were located. This event echoes the earlier capture of the Ark of the Covenant by the Philistines, which they also placed in the temple of their god Dagon (1 Samuel 5:1-2). and hung his head in the temple of Dagon Persons / Places / Events 1. PhilistinesA significant enemy of Israel, known for their conflicts with the Israelites throughout the Old Testament. They were a seafaring people who settled in the coastal regions of Canaan. 2. Saul The first king of Israel, whose death is recounted in this chapter. His defeat and the subsequent treatment of his body by the Philistines symbolize the consequences of his disobedience to God. 3. Temple of Dagon A place of worship for the Philistines dedicated to Dagon, their god. The placement of Saul's armor and head in this temple signifies the Philistines' belief in their god's superiority over the God of Israel. 4. Mount Gilboa The location where Saul and his sons were defeated by the Philistines, leading to the events described in this verse. 5. Israelites The people of God, who are affected by the defeat of Saul and the desecration of his body, highlighting the national and spiritual crisis they faced. Teaching Points The Consequences of DisobedienceSaul's downfall serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commands. His defeat and the desecration of his body illustrate the spiritual and physical ramifications of disobedience. The Futility of Idolatry The Philistines' actions in placing Saul's armor and head in the temple of Dagon highlight the futility of idolatry. Despite their temporary victory, the Philistines' gods are powerless compared to the God of Israel. God's Sovereignty Even in defeat, the account underscores God's sovereignty. The events serve as a prelude to David's rise, showing that God's plans are not thwarted by human failures. Respect for the Dead The treatment of Saul's body by the Philistines contrasts with the biblical principle of honoring the dead, reminding believers of the importance of dignity and respect. Spiritual Warfare The ongoing conflict between Israel and the Philistines symbolizes the spiritual warfare believers face. It calls Christians to remain vigilant and faithful in their spiritual battles.(10) In the house of their gods.--Or god, as LXX. Samuel, "house of Ashtaroth," which the chronicler or his source paraphrases, perhaps from a repugnance to mentioning the idol's name. Ashtoreth had a great temple at Ascalon, as "Heavenly Aphrodite" (Herod., Hist i. 108). The "Queen of Heaven" (Jeremiah 7:18) was worshipped by the Semitic races generally. Under the name of Ishtar, she was a chief goddess of the Assyrians, and had famous temples at Nineveh and Arbela. The Sabaeans worshipped her as Athtar; and the name Ashtar is coupled with Chemosh on the Moabite Stone. Fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.--Literally, and his skull (gulgoleth--comp. Golgotha, Matthew 27:33) they fastened in the house of Dagon. Instead of this, we read in Samuel, "and his corpse they fastened to the wall of Beth-shan." It is hardly likely that the one reading is a corruption of the other. The chronicler has omitted the statement about Saul's corpse, which is not mentioned in 1Chronicles 10:9, and supplied one respecting his head, which has been already spoken of in that verse. He found the fact in his additional source, if the clause in question has not dropt out of the text of Samuel. The Accadians worshipped Dagon, as we learn from the cuneiform inscriptions: comp. the name Ismi-Dagan (Dagon hears). Verse 10. - The house of their gods. In place of this general designation, the parallel (1 Samuel 31:10) designates the house more exactly as "the house of Ashtaroth" (Genesis 14:5; the Phoenician female deity, as Baal was their male deity. The Greek form of the name is Astarte. See also Cic., 'De. Nat. Deo.,' 3:23). And fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. The parallel, as above, gives us, "And fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shah" (which account is corroborated in 2 Samuel 21:12-14), and does not say what further was done with the head. It is no doubt remarkable that one historian puts on record the one fact and the other the other; and it is one of the clearer indications that both took from some common sources. It is perhaps something to be remarked also that, while the historian in Samuel says nothing further about the head (though allusion to it is probably included in the "body" and the "bones," the further account of which is given in vers. 12, 13, as well as in 2 Samuel 21:12-14), the compiler of Chronicles does revert to mention of "the body of Saul," ver. 12, infra, though without any corresponding naming of Beth-shah. Bertheau finds little difficulty in the question, by simply supposing that the omission in Chronicles is another instance of the desire to compress; while others suppose corruption in our text, or, as Thenius and Ewald, the loss of a sentence to our text. After all said, the omission in Samuel of the fate of the head would seem to be fully as remarkable as the omission, so far as this verse is concerned, in Chronicles of the fate of the body. It is reasonable to suppose that the head and trunk of the body of Saul were brought together again, or it were likely some allusion to the contrary would have transpired in the following verses of this chapter or in 2 Samuel 21:12-14. With regard to the act of the Philistines in dedicating the armour of Saul, and fixing his head in the temple of Dagon, as though trophies, the custom was both ancient and not uncommon (Judges 16:21-30; 1 Samuel 5:1-5; 1 Samuel 21:9). The house of Dagon (Joshua 15:41; Joshua 19:27) here spoken of was that at Ashdod (Joshua 15:47), between Gaza and Joppa. Though belonging to Judah's lot, it was never subdued by Israel, and remained throughout their history one of their worst foes. It is the Azotus of Acts 8:40. There was another Dagon temple at Gaza (Judges 16:21-31). Dagon's representation was the figure of a man, as to head, hands, and bust, but for the rest that of a fish, which was a symbol of fruitfulness. As Ashdod was situate on the extreme west of Palestine, so Beth-shah - generally written Beth-shean, a city of Manasseh (ch. 7:29), though within the borders of Issachar (Joshua 17:11), flora which the Canaanites were not expelled (Judges 1:27) - was on the extreme east near the Jordan. It was afterwards called Scythopolis. Considering the distance these were apart, and their contrary directions, we may suppose that some suggestion was intended by the fixing the head in the one place and the body in the other.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They putוַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙ (way·yā·śî·mū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set his armor כֵּלָ֔יו (kê·lāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus in the temple בֵּ֖ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of their gods אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and hung תָקְע֖וּ (ṯā·qə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 8628: To clatter, slap, clang, to drive, to become bondsman his head גֻּלְגָּלְתּ֥וֹ (gul·gā·lə·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1538: A skull, head, poll (of persons) in the temple בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of Dagon. דָּגֽוֹן׃ (dā·ḡō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1712: Dagon -- a god and an idol of the Philistines Links 1 Chronicles 10:10 NIV1 Chronicles 10:10 NLT 1 Chronicles 10:10 ESV 1 Chronicles 10:10 NASB 1 Chronicles 10:10 KJV 1 Chronicles 10:10 BibleApps.com 1 Chronicles 10:10 Biblia Paralela 1 Chronicles 10:10 Chinese Bible 1 Chronicles 10:10 French Bible 1 Chronicles 10:10 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Chronicles 10:10 They put his armor in the house (1 Chron. 1Ch iCh i Ch 1 chr 1chr) |
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