1 Samuel 31:11
And when the people of Jabesh-gilead had news of what the Philistines had done to Saul,
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
In Context
10His war-dress they put in the house of Astarte; and his body was fixed on the wall of Beth-shan.
Cross References
1 Samuel 11:9Then he said to the representatives who had come, Say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, Tomorrow, by the time the sun is high, you will be made safe. And the representatives came and gave the news to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
1 Chronicles 10:11And when the news came to Jabesh-gilead of what the Philistines had done to Saul,
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 31:9-13
The Disposal of Saul's Body. ( b. c. 1055.) 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 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 Beth-shan. 11 And when the inhabitants of… Read the whole commentary →