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10 They put his armor in the temple of Astarte,[a] and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth-shan.(A) 11 But when the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,(B) 12 all the valiant men set out, traveled all night long, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan. They came to Jabesh and burned them there.(C) 13 Then they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree in Jabesh and fasted seven days.(D)

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  1. 31.10 Heb plural

10 They put his armor in the temple of the Ashtoreths(A) and fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.(B)

11 When the people of Jabesh Gilead(C) heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 all their valiant men(D) marched through the night to Beth Shan. They took down the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth Shan and went to Jabesh, where they burned(E) them. 13 Then they took their bones(F) and buried them under a tamarisk(G) tree at Jabesh, and they fasted(H) seven days.(I)

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