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The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 5

1 Samuel 5:1-5

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 5:1. “ASHDOD.” One of the five Philistine satrapies, about thirty-two miles north of Gaza, and about a mile from the sea. It is now the little village of Esdûd. 1 Samuel 5:2. “DAGON.” One of the chief Philistine deities. “With regard to the image of Dagon, co... [ Continue Reading ]

1 Samuel 5:6-12

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 5:6. “HE DESTROYED THEM.” From 1 Samuel 6:4; 1 Samuel 6:11; 1 Samuel 6:18, where, besides the votive offering referring to the bodily disease, a second, the golden mice, is expressly mentioned, it is clear that, in addition to the corporal plague, another, a l... [ Continue Reading ]

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