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1 Samuel 31:9

They cut off Saul’s head, stripped off his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among their people.

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ASV

And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto the house of their idols, and to the people.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַֽיִּכְרְתוּ֙vai.yikh.re.Tuand they cut offH3772 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
רֹאשׁ֔וֹro.Shohead hisH7218 →
וַיַּפְשִׁ֖יטוּvai.yaf.Shi.tuand they stripped offH6584 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
כֵּלָ֑יוke.Lavarmor hisH3627 →
וַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּvay.sha.le.Chuand they sentH7971 →
בְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-in [the] land ofH776 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →
סָבִ֗יבsa.Vivall aroundH5439 →
לְבַשֵּׂ֛רle.va.Serto bear [the] newsH1319 →
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם'a.tza.bei.Hemidols theirH6091 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הָעָֽם׃ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →

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2 Samuel 1:20Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.Judges 16:23–24Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”Judges 16:24And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”1 Samuel 17:54David took the head of the Philistine and brought it to Jerusalem, and he put Goliath’s weapons in his own tent.1 Samuel 17:51David ran and stood over him. He grabbed the Philistine’s sword and pulled it from its sheath and killed him; and he cut off his head with the sword. When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned and ran.1 Chronicles 10:9–10They stripped Saul, cut off his head, took his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among their people.1 Samuel 31:4Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword and run it through me, or these uncircumcised men will come and run me through and torture me!” But his armor-bearer was terrified and refused to do it. So Saul took his own sword and fell on it.2 Samuel 4:7They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.

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The Death of Saul — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Death of Saul — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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