Bible Commentary

Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only. Verse 4. Put away Baalim and Ashtaroth] These were not two particular deities, but two genera of idols; the one masculine, BAALIM; the other feminine, ASHTAROTH; both the words are in the plural number, and signify all their gods … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 7:4”

And Samuel spoke unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, [then] put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 7:3”

And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD. 2 6. The National Repentance and Reformation under Samuel 2. And it came to pass, &c.] Better, And it came to pass, from the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 7:2”

And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD. Ch. 1Sa 7:1. into the house of Abinadab in the hill ] On the hill, some eminence in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 7:1”

And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, [and] fetch it up to you. 21. Kirjath-jearim ] i.e. “ city of forests,” originally belonged to the Gibeonites (Jos 9:17), and was one of the frontier cities of Judah (Jos 15:9). … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 6:21”

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us? 20. Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? ] Before Jehovah this holy God. Holiness is an especial attribute of Jehovah, demanding a corresponding holiness on the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 6:20”

And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten [many] of the people with a great slaughter. 1Sa 6:19 to 1Sa 7:1. The Penalty of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 6:19”

And the golden mice, [according to] the number of all the cities of the Philistines [belonging] to the five lords, [both] of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great [stone of] Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: [which stone remaineth] unto this day in the field of Joshua, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 6:18”

And these [are] the golden emerods which the Philistines returned [for] a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; 17, 18. We have here a specific description of the propitiatory offering actually sent; ( a) a golden “boil” for each chief city: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 6:17”

And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen [it], they returned to Ekron the same day. To wit, when they had seen that prodigious return of the ark to its own country, and the entertainment it found there. Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole And when the five lords … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 6:16”