DIR Return Create A Forum - Home
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       Religious Convictions
  HTML https://religiousconvictions.createaforum.com
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       *****************************************************
   DIR Return to: Clark's Reflections
       *****************************************************
       #Post#: 3172--------------------------------------------------
       1 Sam 31:7-10
   DIR By: clark thompson
       Date: November 3, 2015, 6:47 pm
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       1 Samuel 31:7-10 King James Version (KJV)
       7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the
       valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that
       the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead,
       they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and
       dwelt in them.
       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 Bethshan.
       1 Samuel 31:7-10 New Life Version (NLV)
       7 The men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley, on
       the other side of the Jordan, saw that the men of Israel had run
       away and that Saul and his sons were dead. So they left the
       cities and ran away. Then the Philistines came and lived in
       them. 8 When the Philistines came to rob the dead the next day,
       they found Saul and his three sons lying on Mount Gilboa. 9 They
       cut off Saul’s head and took his sword and battle-clothes, and
       sent them through the land of the Philistines. They sent them to
       carry the good news to the house of their gods and to the
       people. 10 They put his sword and battle-clothes in the house of
       their god Ashtaroth. And they tied his body to the wall of
       Beth-shan.
       New Life Version (NLV) Copyright © 1969 by Christian Literature
       International
       These are my thoughts, please share yours.
       7 The Jordan River lays within a valley they were on the other
       side of this river within this valley. Israel ran because they
       were losing the war and were without the leadership they were
       looking to, Saul. They deserted the cities and gave them to the
       Philistines. They freely gave up their lands; David by following
       God would later regain this land.
       8 They found the bodies of Saul and his sons, part of the reason
       Saul wanted to die was so he would not become a disgrace, this
       was going to happen with his body. They came to take what they
       wanted to because they won the battle, they were going to take
       whatever they found useful.
       9 To cut off his head was to prove that he was dead, David did
       this to Goliath. They took his things for themselves, this was
       proud that they had killed the king of Israel. They went to
       houses of their worship, they gave their gods praise.
       10 The put his things in their temples as trophies to their god,
       we see also in 1 Chr 10 that his head was put in another temple
       to another one of their gods. Tying his body to a wall showed
       Israel that they lost the battle and was to warn them that they
       should not let it happen again.
       *****************************************************
       Page 1 of 1