1 Samuel 31
1 Saul, having lost his army, and his sons slain, he and his armour-bearer kill themselves.
7 The Philistines possess the forsaken towns of the Israelites.
8 They triumph over the dead carcases.
11 They of Jabesh-gilead recovering the dead bodies by night, burn them at Jabesh, and mournfully bury their bones.
Philistines ............. Philistines <06430> [the Philistines.]
fell <05307> [fell down.]
dead <02491> [slain. Heb. wounded. Gilboa.]
Eusebius and Jerome place this mountain six miles west from Bethshan, where was a large place called Gelbus. The natives still call it Djebel Gilbo.
heels <01692> [followed.]
Jonathan <03083> [Jonathan.]
Saul ........ Saul's sons <07586 01121> [Saul's sons.]
thick <03513> [went sore.]
archers spotted <04672 03384> [archers hit him. Heb. shooters, men with bows, found him.]
Draw <08025> [Draw.]
uncircumcised people <06189> [uncircumcised.]
bearer ................... torture ...... bearer <05953 05375> [abuse me. or, mock me. he was sore.]
Saul ........................................ Saul <07586> [Saul.]
sword ................................... sword <02719> [a sword.]
{Eth hacherve,} rather, "the sword," i.e., his armour- bearer's, who, according to the Jews, was Doeg; and if so, then Saul and his executioner fell by the same sword with which they massacred the priests of God.
abandoned ... cities <05800 05892> [they forsook the cities.]
strip <06584> [to strip.]
cut off <03772> [cut off.]
announce <01319> [to publish.]
placed <07760> [they put.]
The Philistines placed the armour of Saul in the temple of Ashtaroth as a trophy of victory, and a testimony of their gratitude, in the same manner as David placed the sword of Goliath in the tabernacle.
Ashtoreths <06252> [Ashtaroth.]
Beth Shan <01052> [Bethshan.]
Jabesh <03003> [Jabesh-gilead.]
Philistines <06430> [of that. or, concerning him, that which, etc.]
burned <08313> [burnt them there.]
bones <06106> [their bones.]
fasted ... seven <07651 06684> [fasted seven.]
