Beth-shan
Beth-shan (Biblical Place • 32.504°N, 35.503°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 31:10 , 1 Sam 31:12 , 2 Sam 21:12 . It is closely linked with Beth-shean (Biblical Place • Beth-shan • 32.504°N, 35.503°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 17:11 , Josh 17:16 , Judg 1:27 , 1 Kgs 4:12 , 1 Chr 7:29 (identified with Beth-shan).
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Beth-shan (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 31:10 , 1 Sam 31:12 , 2 Sam 21:12 .) Beth-shean (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 17:11 , Josh 17:16 , Judg 1:27 , 1 Kgs 4:12 , 1 Chr 7:29 (identified with Beth-shan ).) Beth-peor (~. Referenced in Deut 3:29 , Deut 4:46 , Deut 34:6 , Josh 13:20 .) Beth-nimrah (now Beth- Nimrah . Referenced in Num 32:36 , Josh 13:27 .)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include 1 Samuel 31:10 : "And they put his armour in the house of Ashtoreth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Beth–shan."; 1 Samuel 31:12 : "All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth–shan, and came to Jabesh , and burnt them there."; 2 Samuel 21:12 : "And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh –gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth–shan, where the Philistines...".