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1 Samuel 4:10

1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 Samuel 4:10 Israel was defeated. In view of v. 1 Samuel 4:3, one cannot give the Philistines all the credit for defeating Israel. The phrase every man to his home was a common way of describing the disbanding of an army, either intentionally (Judges 20:8; 1 Samuel 13:2; 2 Samuel 20:1, 2 Samuel 20:22) or because of defeat (2 Chronicles 25:22).

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See also 1 Samuel 4:10 in other biblical comments:

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    5. THE JUDGMENT OF ELI AND HIS SONS--ICHABOD CHAPTER 4 _ 1. The fulfilled prediction: The death of Eli's sons (1 Samuel 4:1)_ 2. The death of Eli (1 Samuel 4:12) 3. Ichabod (1 Samuel 4:19)...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    1 SAMUEL 4:1 B. NOW ISRAEL. 1 SAMUEL 4:1 (E). From ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE ARK (_cf._ above, p. 273). 1 Samuel 4:1 b - 1 Samuel 4:11

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    EVERY MAN. Hebrew. _'ish._ App-14....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _they fled every man into his tent_ The battle ended in a _sauve qui peut_, every man who could escaping to his own home. The use of the word _tent_is a relic of the nomad life in the wilderness. Cp....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    The Loss of the Ark and End of Eli's House, 1 Samuel 4:1-22. _The Loss of the Ark._ 1 Samuel 4:1-11 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, a...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND THE PHILISTINES FOUGHT, AND ISRAEL WAS SMITTEN, AND THEY FLED EVERY MAN INTO HIS TENT: AND THERE WAS A VERY GREAT SLAUGHTER; FOR THERE FELL OF ISRAEL THIRTY THOUSAND FOOTMEN._ There fell of Isra...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    4:10 tent; (d-16) Or 'home.' so chs. 13.2; 17.54....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    CAPTURE OF THE ARK BY THE PHILISTINES. DEATH OF ELI The reason which led to 1 Samuel 4:1; being detached from its proper context is that without it this chapter seems to begin with inexplicable abrupt...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 4 THE *PHILISTINES STEAL THE *ARK OF GOD V1 When Samuel spoke, all the *Israelites listened to him. Now the *Israelites went out to fight aga...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND ISRAEL WAS SMITTEN. — The result was strictly in accordance with those immutable laws which have ever guided the connection of Israel and their God-Friend. As long as they clave to the invisible P...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יִּלָּחֲמ֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַ יִּנָּ֤גֶף יִשְׂרָאֵל֙...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER VI. _ THE ARK OF GOD TAKEN BY THE PHILISTINES_. 1 Samuel 4:1. WE are liable to form an erroneous impression of the connection of Samuel with the transactions of this chapter, in consequence...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    TRUSTING IN THE ARK, NOT IN GOD 1 Samuel 4:1 The predictions against Eli's house now begin to be fulfilled. It was fitting for Israel to institute an inquiry into the causes of defeat. This is always...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The crisis of judgment foretold by Samuel to Eli now arrived. It was a Philistine attack on the people, in which large numbers were slain, among them the two sons of Eli. On hearing the news Eli himse...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel (e) thirty thousand footmen. (e) David alludi...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Footmen. They had no cavalry, (Calmet) as God seemed to discourage any. (Haydock) --- Even after Solomon's time, they had not many horsemen. (Calmet) --- The Israelites had before lost 4,000: now whe...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (10) В¶ And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. (11) And the...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The first Book of Samuel (or of Kings as with some) brings before us that great change for which the Book of Ruth was a preparation, and in order to which the Spirit of God closed it with the generati...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4, 5, AND 6. In chapter 4 the enemies of God and of His people display their strength; the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel. God, in overrul...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE PHILISTINES FOUGHT,.... With great ardour and spirit, quitted themselves like men of valour and courage, their case being desperate as they imagined, since God was in the camp of Israel: AND...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. Ver. 10. _Every man...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _They fled every man to his tent_ They were so routed that they did not flee to their camp as before, with an intent to renew the fight, but each man to his habitation, here called by the ancient name...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The Israelites are ouercome by the Philistines at Aben-Ezer. 3 They fetch the Arke, vnto the terrour of the Philistines. 10 They are smitten againe, the Arke taken, Hophni and Phinehas are slaine....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And the Philistines fought, in a bitter attack; AND ISRAEL WAS SMITTEN, AND THEY FLED EVERY MAN INTO HIS TENT, back to his home. AND THERE WAS A VERY GREAT SLAUGHTER; FOR THERE FELL OF ISRAEL THIRTY T...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE ARK OF THE COVENANT IN CAMP...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    Verse 1 shows that Samuel did not conceal the word that God gave to him, but communicated it to all Israel. But it is not said that it was this word that called them to battle with the Philistines. It...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    10,11 The taking of the ark was a great judgment upon Israel, and a certain token of God's displeasure. Let none think to shelter themselves from the wrath of God, under the cloak of outward professio...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    INTO HIS TENT, i.e. to his habitation, called by the ancient name of his tent. Before they lost but four thousand, now in the presence of the ark thirty thousand, to teach them that the ark and ordina...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Samuel 4:10 Philistines H6430 fought H3898 (H8735) Israel H3478 defeated H5062 (H8735) man H376 fled H5127 ...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    1 Samuel 4:10 I. Look first at the connection between declension and defeat, at the root of the calamity which befell the nation and the dishonour to the cause of God. There was a deep moral apostasy....

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    1 SAMUEL 1-4 _(with Judges 21:16)_ I. With all his virtues and natural advantages Eli had one great fault. He was a good man of the easy type; the kind of man who makes an admirable servant, who does...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Ark taken by Philistines. CHARACTERS: God, Eli, Hophni, Phinehas, his wife, Ichabod. CONCLUSION: One may go forth with a Bible under the arm and a shout upon the lips and yet not have God...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Samuel 4:5. _Israel shouted._ But why had they not put away their sins? And why had they not enquired of God? Alas, these priests, like Saul in his last moments, were not fit persons to enquire of G...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _And the Philistines fought and Israel was smitten._ THE HARVEST OF SIN This story tells of a harvest that had long been predicted, and that at length was reaped. “They have sown the wind, and they...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 4:1. “AND THE WORD OF SAMUEL,” etc. Commentators are divided in their opinions whether this clause is connected with the rest of the chapter, and whether it sig...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 1 SAMUEL 4:1 AND THE WORD OF SAMUEL... ALL ISRAEL. This clause is rightly connected with the foregoing verse of the previous chapter in the Syriac and Vulgate. Attached to the fourth chapt...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now in chapter four we find the Philistines had come against the Israelites and they met them in battle and defeated them. Four thousand of the men of Israel were slain. So the Philistines were gettin...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 12:16; 1 Kings 22:36; 1 Samuel 4:2; 2 Chronicles 13:17;...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE ARK TAKEN BY THE PHILISTINES 1 Samuel 4:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We would like to suggest something of the history of the Ark of the Covenant. 1. THE ARK WAS SYMBOLICAL OF CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD. TH...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Tent — To his habitation, called by the ancient name of his tent. There fell — Before, they lost but four thousand, now in the presence of the ark, thirty thousand, to teach them that the ark and ordi...

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