1-Chronicles - 10:10



10 They put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Chronicles 10:10.

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And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
And his armour they dedicated in the temple of their god, and his head they fastened up in the temple of Dagon.
And they put his armour in the house of their god, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.
And they put his armor in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.
and put his weapons in the house of their gods, and his skull they have fixed in the house of Dagon.
And they put his war-dress in the house of their gods, and put up his head in the house of Dagon.
But his armor they consecrated in the shrine of their god, and his head they affixed in the temple of Dagon.

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Historical Commentaries

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And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of (a) Dagon.
(a) Which was the idol of the Philistines, and from the belly downward had the form of a fish, and upward of a man.

THE PHILISTINES TRIUMPH OVER HIM. (1-Chronicles 10:8-14)
put his armour in the house of their gods--It was common among the heathen to vow to a national or favorite deity, that, in the event of a victory, the armor of the enemy's king, or of some eminent leader, should be dedicated to him as an offering of gratitude. Such trophies were usually suspended on the pillars of the temple.
fastened his head in the temple of Dagon--while the trunk or headless corpse was affixed to the wall of Beth-shan (1-Samuel 31:10).

Temple of Dagon - If we give not God the glory of our successes, even Philistines will rise up in judgment with us and condemn us. Shall Dagon have so great a place in their triumphs, and the true God be forgotten in ours?

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