1 Samuel 31:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan. ”

1 Samuel 31:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In the house of Ashtaroth - This was doubtless the famous temple of Venus in Askelon mentioned by Herodotus as the most ancient of all her temples. Hence, the special mention of Askelon 2 Samuel...
1 Samuel 31:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31. Battle of Gilboa. Cf. p. 285, and 2 Samuel 1:6-16 *. 1 Samuel 31:1-7 . Israel was routed, Saul's sons slain, and he himself in danger of being taken prisoner. To avoid this he...
1 Samuel 31:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

his body . This is additional to 1 Chronicles 10:10 . and "his head", there, is additional to 1 Samuel 31:10 . The two books and accounts are independent, supplementary, and complementary by Figur...
1 Samuel 31:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan. They put his armor in the house of Ashtaroth - As David had done in placing the sword of Goliath...
1 Samuel 31:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. No JFB commenta...
1 Samuel 31:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Defeat of the Israelites at Mt. Gilboa. Death of Saul 6. And all his men] LXX omits.
1 Samuel 31:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The house of Ashtaroth. — Literally, of “the Ashtaroth.” The expression may signify that the pieces of armour belonging to the four men were divided between the different shrines of Astarte in th...
1 Samuel 31:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXXVI THE DEATH OF SAUL. 1 Samuel 31:1-13 . THE plain of Esdraelon, where the battle between Saul and the Philistines was fought, has been celebrated for many a deadly encounter, from...
1 Samuel 31:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

One Brave Deed on a Dark Day 1 Samuel 31:1-13 This defeat meant something more than a temporary reverse. It was symptomatic of national decay. Saul's reign had brought moral degeneracy to his p...
1 Samuel 31:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This closing chapter in the first Book of Samuel is draped in sackcloth and ashes. It gives the account of the end of the career of one of the most disastrous failures on record in Biblical history....
1 Samuel 31:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(8) В¶ 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...
1 Samuel 31:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth ,.... A temple dedicated to their deities, called by this name; of which Judges 2:13 ; Nothing was more common with the Gentiles than to place in...
1 Samuel 31:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan. Ver. 10. And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth. ] That is, Of Venus, or, as some...
1 Samuel 31:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

They on the other side Jordan Or, rather, on this side Jordan; for the Hebrew word signifies either side. And there was no occasion for those beyond Jordan to flee. Saul and his three sons “The...
1 Samuel 31:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The day has come for Saul to descend into battle and die. The Philistines fight against Israel and find no resistance. We know that Saul was totally demoralized and could only expect that his armies...
1 Samuel 31:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Disposal of Saul's Body. B. C. 1055. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the...
1 Samuel 31:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
1 Samuel 31:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Thorough Defeat Of Israel And The Death Of Saul ( 1 Samuel 31:1 - 2 Samuel 1:27 ). Having initially demonstrated how God's purposes are moving forward in David, the writer now describes the h...
1 Samuel 31:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 31:9 . “And sent.” Hebrew scholars here read sent them, i.e. , the weapons and the head of Saul and probably those of his sons. 1 Samuel 31:10 . “Ash...
1 Samuel 31:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 31:6 . And all his men; his body guard, brave men who would not survive the fall of their master. But in 1 Chronicles 10:6 it is said, all his house died together. They knew that the Ph...
1 Samuel 31:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

DEFEAT AND DEATH OF SAUL ( 1 Samuel 31:1-9 .). EXPOSITION SAUL AND HIS SONS SLAIN ( 1 Samuel 31:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 31:1 , 1 Samuel 31:2 The Philistines fought. Lit...
1 Samuel 31:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Burial of Saul at Jabesh-Gilead.
1 Samuel 31:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 21:9 ; 2 Samuel 21:12-14 ; Joshua 17:11 ; Judges 1:27 ; Judges 2:13

1 Samuel 31:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 31:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 31:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 31:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 31:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 31:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 31:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 31:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 31:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 31:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 31:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 31:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 31:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 31:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 31:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 31:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 31:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 31:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge