In the house of Ashtaroth - This was doubtless the famous temple of Venus in Askelon mentioned by Herodotus as the most ancient of all her temples. Hence, the special mention of Askelon II Samuel 1:20. The placing Saul' s armour as a trophy in the temple of Ashtaroth was a counterpart to the placing Goliath' s sword in the tabernacle I Samuel 21:9. In I Chronicles 10:10 it is added that they "fastened Saul' s head in the temple of Dagon," probably either in Gaza Judges 16:21, or in Ashdod I Samuel 5:1-3. This was, perhaps, in retaliation for the similar treatment of Goliath' s head I Samuel 17:54. The variations seem to imply that both this narrative and that in I Chronicles 10:1-14 are compiled from a common and a fuller document.
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