1 Chronicles 10:9

1 Chronicles 10:9

And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.

a. NLT: So they stripped off Saul’s armor and cut off his head. Then they proclaimed the good news of Saul’s death before their idols and to the people throughout the land of Philistia.

b. NIV: They stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news among their idols and their people.

c. YLT: and strip him, and bear away his head, and his weapons, and send into the land of the Philistines round about to proclaim tidings to their idols and the people,

d. Amplified Bible Classic: They stripped [Saul] and took his head and his armor, and sent [them] round about in Philistia to carry the news to their idols and to the people.

e. Septuagint: And they stripped him, and took his head, and his armour, and sent them into the land of the Philistines round about, to proclaim the glad tidings to their idols, and to the people.

f. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: They stripped him and they removed his head and his gear, and sent [heralds] all about the land of the Philistines to inform [those in their temple of] their idols and the people.

1. “And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour…”

a. when they had stripped him [6584 * pashat] [Strong: a primitive root; to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.):--fall upon, flay, invade, make an invasion, pull off, put off, make a road, run upon, rush, set, spoil, spread selves (abroad), strip (off, self).]

b. they took [5375 * nasa'; or nacah] [Strong: a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows):--accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.

c. his head [7218 * ro’sh] [Strong: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake; the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.):--band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.]

d. and his armour [3627 * kliy] [Strong: something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon):--armour ((-bearer)), artillery, bag, carriage, + furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, X one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, + psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, + whatsoever.]

2. “…and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.”

a. and sent [7971 * shalach] [Strong: a primitive root; to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications):--X any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, X earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).]

b. into the land [776 * ‘erets] [Strong: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):--X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.]

c. of the Philistines [6430 * Pelishtiy] [Strong: a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth:--Philistine.]

d. round about [5439 * cabiyb] [Strong: (as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around:--(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.]

1). The body and head and armour of Saul all went to different locations within the land of the Philistines, perhaps they even rotated them all around the nation.

a). His body went to Bethshan:

(1) 1 Samuel 31:10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.

(2) Bethshan [1052 * Beyth Shean][Strong’s: house of ease.]

b). His armour went to the house of Ashtoroth:

(1) 1 Samuel 31:10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.

(2)  Ashstoroth [6252 * Ashtarowth] [Strong’s: a Sidonian god.]

c). His head went to the temple of Dagon:

(1) 1 Chronicles 10:10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.

(2) Dagon [1712 * Dagown][Strong’s: the fish god of the Philistines.]

e. to carry tidings [1319 * basar] [Strong’s: to announce, preach, shew forth good tidings] [AMG, Complete Old Testament Word Study Dictionary: A verb meaning to bring news or to bear tidings.]

f. unto their idols [6091* ‘atsab] [Strong: an (idolatrous) image:--idol, image.]

g. and to the people [5971 *`am] [Strong: 6004; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock:--folk, men, nation, people.]