1 Samuel 31:11

When the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

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In The King James Version

And when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;

In Context

10They put his armor in the house of the Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.

12all the valiant men arose, went 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.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 11:9They said to the messengers who came, “Tell the men of Jabesh Gilead, ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will be rescued.’” The messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

1 Chronicles 10:11When all Jabesh Gilead heard all that 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 →

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