1 Samuel 17:54

17:54 David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and he put Goliath’s weapons in his tent.

1 Samuel 31:9

31:9 They cut off Saul’s head and stripped him of his armor. They sent messengers to announce the news in the temple of their idols and among their people throughout the surrounding land of the Philistines.

1 Samuel 31:2

31:2 The Philistines stayed right on the heels of Saul and his sons. They struck down Saul’s sons Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malki-Shua.

1 Samuel 10:6-7

10:6 Then the spirit of the Lord will rush upon you and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.

10:7 “When these signs have taken place, do whatever your hand finds to do, for God will be with you.

Matthew 14:11

14:11 His head was brought on a platter and given to the girl, and she brought it to her mother.

Mark 6:28-29

6:28 He brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother. 6:29 When John’s disciples heard this, they came and took his body and placed it in a tomb.


map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

tn Heb “his”; the referent (Goliath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “his”; the referent (Saul) has been specified in the translation for clarity (likewise in the following verse).

tn Heb “stuck close after.”

tn Heb “the Philistines.”

sn In light of Saul’s commission to be Israel’s deliverer (see v. 1), it is likely that some type of military action against the Philistines (see v.5) is implied.

tn Grk “And his”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Grk “his”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.