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1 Samuel 31:9-11
New Catholic Bible
1 Samuel 31:9-11
New Catholic Bible
9 They cut off his head and stripped off his armor. They sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temples of their idols and among the people. 10 They put his armor in the temple of Astartes, and they fastened his body to the wall in Beth-shan.
11 Saul Is Buried.[a] When those living in Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
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- 1 Samuel 31:11 Saul had rescued Jabesh (1 Sam 11:1-11). Cremation was forbidden, but is justified here because the decomposition of the corpses was far advanced. This is the only instance of cremation in the Bible.
1 Samuel 31:9-11
New International Version
1 Samuel 31:9-11
New International Version
9 They cut off his head and stripped off his armor, and they sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news(A) in the temple of their idols and among their people.(B) 10 They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths(C) and fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.(D)
11 When the people of Jabesh Gilead(E) heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,
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