Holy Scripture
1 Samuel 31:11
A church father on this verse
“When the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead heard this, etc. Jabesh, which is interpreted as "dried up," designates the Church, which from all the flow of carnal desire, from every pollution of flesh and spirit, the fervor of justice of the Sun, that is, the aspiration of divine love, tempers. Whence, rightly is such situat…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
11And the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead hear what the Philistines did to Saul.
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In context
9And they turned him, and stripped off his armor, and sent it into the land of the Philistines, sending round glad tidings to their idols and to the people.
10And they set up his armor at the temple of Ashtaroth, and they fastened his body on the wall of Beth-shan.
— 1 Samuel 31:11 —
12And they rose up, even every man of might, and marched all night, and took the body of Saul and the body of Jonathan his son from the wall of Beth-shan; and they bring them to Jabesh, and burn them there.
13And they take their bones, and bury them in the field that is in Jabesh, and fast seven days.