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Verse 1 Samuel 5:8. _THE LORDS OF THE PHILISTINES_] The word סרני
_sarney_, which we translate _lords_, is rendered by the _Chaldee_
טורני tureney, tyrants. The _Syriac_ is the same. By the
_Vulgate_...
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The “lords” (see Judges 3:3) were very unwilling to give up their
triumph, and, with the common pagan superstition, imagined that some
local bad luck was against them at Ashdod. The result was to brin...
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6. THE ARK IN THE HANDS OF THE PHILISTINES AND ITS RETURN
CHAPTER 5
_ 1. The ark in the house of Dagon (1 Samuel 5:1)_
2. The Philistines smitten by Jehovah (1 Samuel 5:6)
The ark was brought to As...
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1 SAMUEL 5. THE ARK IN THE PHILISTINE CITIES.
1 Samuel 5:1. Ashdod. 1 Samuel 5:8. Gath. 1 Samuel 5:10. Ekron: see
Joshua 11:22;...
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LORDS. princes. See note on Joshua 13:3....
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_all the lords of the Philistines_ A peculiar term _Seren_is used
exclusively to denote the five -lords" who ruled in the five cities of
the Philistine confederacy. In all probability it preserves the...
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THE ARK IN GATH, 1 SAMUEL 5:7-9
7 And when the men of Ashdod saw that _is was so,_ they said, The ark
of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore
upon us, and upon Dagon our go...
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_THEY SENT THEREFORE AND GATHERED ALL THE LORDS OF THE PHILISTINES
UNTO THEM, AND SAID, WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE ARK OF THE GOD OF
ISRAEL? AND THEY ANSWERED, LET THE ARK OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL BE CARRI...
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THE ARK AMONG THE PHILISTINES
1. Ashdod] on an elevation overlooking the Philistine plain midway
between Gaza and Joppa, and 3 m. from the Mediterranean. Its
importance consisted in the fact that it...
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 5
THE *ARK OF GOD CAUSES TROUBLE FOR THE *PHILISTINES
V1 When the *Philistines stole the *ark of God they took it from
Ebenezer to the town o...
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GATHERED ALL THE LORDS OF THE PHILISTINES UNTO THEM. — The
Philistine federation seems to have been a very powerful one, and
owing to the disinclination of the Israelites to maritime pursuits and
fore...
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וַ יִּשְׁלְח֡וּ וַ יַּאַסְפוּ֩ אֶת
־כָּל ־סַר
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CHAPTER VII.
_ THE ARK AMONG THE PHILISTINES._
1 Samuel 5:1; 1 Samuel 6:1
ALTHOUGH the history in Samuel is silent as to the doings of the
Philistines immediately after their great victory over Isra...
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THE CAPTURED ARK BRINGS TROUBLE
1 Samuel 5:1
Dagon's fall before the Ark of God has a sublime significance. In the
evening, as the priests left the temple, the hideous image stood erect
on its pedest...
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This is a story of supreme and arresting interest, showing as it does
how, when the people of God fail to bear testimony for Him among the
nations, He becomes His own witness.
The Ark was not a charm...
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They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto
them, and said, (d) What shall we do with the ark of the God of
Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be ca...
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Lords, next in dignity to a king, like the Persian surena, Judges iii.
3., and xvi. 5. --- About. Hebrew, "and they answered, let the
ark....be carried unto Geth," in which sense the Septuagint seem t...
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(8) They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines
unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of
Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be ca...
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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...
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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...
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THEY SENT THEREFORE AND GATHERED ALL THE LORDS OF THE PHILISTINES UNTO
THEM,.... The other four lords, for there were five with this; see
Joshua 13:3,
AND SAID, WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THE ARK OF THE G...
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They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto
them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?
And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carrie...
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_The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us_ Now their eyes
were opened to see that, though they had vanquished the Israelites,
they could not stand before the God of Israel. _Let the ark be...
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1 The Philistines hauing brought the Arke into Ashdod, set it in the
house of Dagon.
3 Dagon is smitten downe and cut in pieces, and they of Ashdod smitten
with Emerods.
8 So God dealeth with them o...
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THE ARK IN GATH AND EKRON...
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They sent, therefore, and gathered all the lords of the Philistines,
the heads of their five city-states, UNTO THEM AND SAID, WHAT SHALL WE
DO WITH THE ARK OF THE GOD OF ISRAEL? As eager as they were...
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Though God had allowed the Philistines to gain the victory, He very
soon spoils their pleasure in having captured the ark, taking it to
Ashdod. They think the most fit place for it is in the house of...
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6-12 The hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Philistines; he not only
convinced them of their folly, but severely chastised their insolence.
Yet they would not renounce Dagon; and instead of seeking...
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Supposing that this plague was confined to Ashdod for some particular
reasons, or that it came upon them by chance, or from some bad
influence of the air, or of the stars, or for putting it into Dagon...
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1 Samuel 5:8 sent H7971 (H8799) gathered H622 (H8799) lords H5633
Philistines H6430 said H559 (H8799) do...
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THE ARK OF GOD BRINGS MISERY AND PLAGUE ON THE PHILISTINES WHO
DISRESPECT IT (1 SAMUEL 5:6).
What happened in the house of Dagon was not the only thing that was to
trouble the Philistines. Soon a drea...
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CONTENTS: Ark of God a curse to Philistines.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: Sacred signs are not things that God is tied to or that
man can trust to for blessing. His presence may be a savour of life...
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1 Samuel 5:1. _Ashdod,_ afterwards called Azotus. Acts 8:40.
1 Samuel 5:2. _The ark and set it by Dagon._ See Judges 10:6;...
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_What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel._
THE ARK OF GOD
It often happens that when a person has at last obtained that which he
most desired he does not know what to do with it. This may...
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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 vot
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EXPOSITION
THE ARK OF GOD IN PHILISTIA (1 Samuel 5:1).
1 SAMUEL 5:1
THE PHILISTINES TOOK THE ARK OF GOD. The silence of Scri
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Now the Philistines took this ark of the covenant, and they brought it
to one of their cities on the coast the city of Ashdod. And they put
the ark of the covenant in their temple of their god Dagon,...
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1 Samuel 17:4; Amos 6:2; Zechariah 12:3...
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THE ARK IN THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES
1 Samuel 5:1; 1 Samuel 6:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
There are several things we think should be emphasized.
1. EBENEZER MEANS "HITHERTO HATH THE LORD HELPED US." Wh...
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To Gath — Supposing that this plague was confined to Ashdod for some
particular reasons, or that it came upon them by chance, or for
putting it into Dagon's temple, which they resolved they would not...