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A Calculated Humiliation
Commentators explain that the Philistines' actions were calculated to inflict maximum shame. Placing Saul's armor in the temple of their goddess, Ashtaroth, was a direct religious taunt. Displaying his body on the walls of Beth-shan, a city with non-Israelite inhabitants, was a public spectacle designed to demoralize Israel.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 31:10
18th Century
Theologian
In the house of Ashtaroth - This was undoubtedly the famous temple of Venus in Ashkelon, which Herodotus mentioned as the most ancient of al…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 31:10
19th Century
Bishop
The house of Ashtaroth. —Literally, of “the Ashtaroth.” The expression may signify that the pieces of armor belonging to …
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 31:10
17th Century
Pastor
And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth
A temple dedicated to their deities, called by this name; of which…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 31:8–13
17th Century
Minister
The Scripture does not mention what became of the souls of Saul and his sons after they were dead, but only of their bodies. Secret things do not b…