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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Verse 9 is found in chapter 31 of 1 Samuel. The Philistines find the bodies of Saul and his sons, publicly display them, and place their weapons in the temples of their gods. The inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead remember that Saul had delivered them at the beginning of his reign and courageously recover and bury their bodies. The book therefore ends with a mixture of defeat and honor. Saul dies as a rejected king, but the memory of one of his first acts of deliverance remains. The burial performed by Jabesh also anticipates the dignified treatment David will later give Saul and Jonathan.
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und hieben ihm sein Haupt ab und zogen ihm seine Waffen ab und sandten sie in der Philister Land umher, zu verkündigen im Hause ihrer Götzen und unter dem Volk,
Y cortáronle la cabeza, y desnudáronle las armas; y enviaron a tierra de los Filisteos al contorno, para que lo noticiaran en el templo de sus ídolos, y por el pueblo.
Ils coupèrent la tête de Saül, et enlevèrent ses armes. Puis ils firent annoncer ces bonnes nouvelles par tout le pays des Philistins dans les maisons de leurs idoles et parmi le peuple.
E tagliarono la testa di Saulle, e lo spogliarono delle sue armi, e mandarono nel paese de’ Filistei d’ogn’intorno a portarne le novelle, nè tempii de’ loro idoli, e al popolo;
E cortaram-lhe a cabeça, e o despojaram das suas armas, e enviaram pela terra dos filisteus, em redor, a anunciá-lo no templo dos seus ídolos e entre o povo.
他們割下他的首級,剝了他的盔甲,派人到 非利士 人之地的四境,報信給他們廟裏的偶像和百姓。
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