They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.
Here, I. From the triumph of the Philistines over the body of Saul we may learn, 1. That the greater dignity men are advanced to the greater disgrace they are in danger of falling into. Saul's dead body, because he was king, was abused more than any other of the slain. Advancement makes men a mark for malice. 2.
Commenting on 1 Chronicles 10:8-14
THE PHILISTINES TRIUMPH OVER HIM. (Ch1 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.
And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of 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.