1 Samuel 31:11-13

1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 Samuel 31:11 Saul had saved Jabesh-gilead at the beginning of his reign (ch. 1 Samuel 11:1), which the men of the city remembered. They cross the Jordan and go about 10 miles (16 km) to Beth-shan. The burning of bodies was usually considered desecration, but here the purpose may have been to keep them from further dishonor. bones. Even after lengthy burning, large bones would remain. David later reburied the bones (2 Samuel 21:12).