1 Samuel 31:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Philistines cut off Saul’s head and took all his armor. They carried the news to the Philistines and to all the temples of their idols.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:20

Don’t tell the news in Gath. Don’t announce it in the streets of Ashkelon. Those Philistine cities would be happy! Those foreigners would be glad.

1 Samuel 31:4

Saul told the boy who carried his armor, “Take your sword and kill me or else these foreigners will do it and torment me as well!” But Saul’s helper was afraid and refused to kill him. So Saul took out his own sword and fell on it.

1 Samuel 17:54

David took the Philistine’s head to Jerusalem, but he kept the Philistine’s weapons at home.

1 Samuel 17:51

so he ran and stood beside the Philistine. Then David took Goliath’s own sword out of its sheath and used it to cut off his head. That is how David killed the Philistine. When the other Philistines saw their hero was dead, they turned and ran.

1 Samuel 31:8

The next day, the Philistines went back to take things from the dead bodies. They found Saul and his three sons dead on Mount Gilboa.