John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 31:9

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And they cut off his head, etc.] And fastened it in the temple of Dagon, (<131010>1 Chronicles 10:10); perhaps that which was at Ashdod, one of the principalities of the Philistines, (<090501>1 Samuel 5:1,2); and stripped off his armour; or vessels f572, his clothes as well as his armour, and what he had about him; as for his crown on his head, and the bracelet on his arm, the Amalekite took them before the Philistines came, (<100110>2 Samuel 1:10); and sent into the land of the Philistines round about: not his head and his armour, for they were placed in the temple of their idols; unless we can suppose these were first carried about for show, and as proofs of the victory: but rather messengers, who were sent express with the news, to publish [it in] the house of their idols, and among the people; that so they might be glad and rejoice, and give praise to their idols, to whom they ascribed the success they had.

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