1 Samuel 31:9 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Samuel 31:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 31:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 31:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They cut off his head, stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines all around, to carry the news to the house of their idols and to the people.”
1 Samuel 31:9 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 31:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Samuel 31:9 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 31:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and they cut off his head, and strip off his weapons, and send into the land of the Philistines round about, to proclaim tidings <FI>in<Fi> the house of their idols, and <FI>among<Fi> the people;”
1 Samuel 31:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 31:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent [them] into the land of the Philistines round about, to announce the glad tidings in the houses of their idols, and to the people. ”
1 Samuel 31:9 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 31:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they cut off his head, and stripped him out of his armour, and sent into the land of ye Philistims on euery side, that they should publish it in the temple of their idoles, and among the people.”
1 Samuel 31:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 31:9 in Context — 1 Samuel 31
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 Beth–shan.
11 And when the inhabitants of Jabesh–gilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;
What Does 1 Samuel 31:9 Mean?
1 Samuel 31:9 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 31. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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