They puthis weaponsin the templeof Ashtaroth,and they fastenedhis bodyto the wallof Beth-shan.
In Issacharand in Asher,ManassehhadBeth-sheanand its townsand Ibleamand its towns,and the inhabitantsof Dorand its towns,and the inhabitantsof En-dorand its towns,and the inhabitantsof Taanachand its towns,and the inhabitantsof Megiddoand its towns,the thirdis Napheth.
But Manassehdid not takepossessionof Beth-sheanand its villages,or Taanachand its villages,or the inhabitantsof Dorand its villages,or the inhabitantsof Ibleamand its villages,or the inhabitantsof Megiddoand its villages;so the Canaanitespersistedin livingin that land.
So they forsookthe LORDand servedBaaland the Ashtaroth.
Then the priestsaid,"The swordof Goliaththe Philistine,whomyou killedin the valleyof Elah,behold,it is wrappedin a clothbehindthe ephod;ifyou would takeit for yourself, take[it]. For thereis nootherexceptit here."And Davidsaid,"Thereis nonelikeit; giveit to me."
allthe valiantmenroseand walkedallnight,and tookthe bodyof Sauland the bodiesof his sonsfrom the wallof Beth-shan,and they cameto Jabeshand burnedthem there.
Then Samuelspoketo allthe houseof Israel,saying,"Ifyou returnto the LORDwith allyour heart,removethe foreigngodsand the Ashtarothfrom amongyou and directyour heartsto the LORDand serveHim alone;and He will deliveryou from the handof the Philistines."
