1 Samuel 4:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ 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. ”

1 Samuel 4:10 - Arno Geneva Study 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 (e) thirty thousand footmen. (e) David allud...
1 Samuel 4:10 - 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 . The Israelites, Defeated by the Philistines, Fetch...
1 Samuel 4:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

every man . Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.
1 Samuel 4:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the 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.
1 Samuel 4:10 - 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 o...
1 Samuel 4:10 - 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...
1 Samuel 4:10 - 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 invisibl...
1 Samuel 4:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER VI. THE ARK OF GOD TAKEN BY THE PHILISTINES . 1 Samuel 4:1-22 . WE are liable to form an erroneous impression of the connection of Samuel with the transactions of this chapter, in conse...
1 Samuel 4:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Trusting in the Ark, not in God 1 Samuel 4:1-11 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...
1 Samuel 4:10 - 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 hims...
1 Samuel 4:10 - 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...
1 Samuel 4:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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:...
1 Samuel 4:10 - 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 ma...
1 Samuel 4:10 - 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 nam...
1 Samuel 4:10 - L. 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. I...
1 Samuel 4:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Defeat of the Israelites. B. C. 1120. 10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel wa...
1 Samuel 4:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy 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 ord...
1 Samuel 4:10 - 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 whethe...
1 Samuel 4:10 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 1-4 (with Judges 21:16-25 ) 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,...
1 Samuel 4:10 - 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 o...
1 Samuel 4:10 - 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 th...
1 Samuel 4:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
1 Samuel 4:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Ark of the Covenant in Camp
1 Samuel 4:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 12:16 ; 1 Kings 22:36 ; 1 Samuel 4:2 ; 2 Chronicles 13:17 ; 2 Chronicles 28:5 ; 2 Chronicles 28:6 ; 2 Kings 14:12 ; 2 Samuel 18:7 ; 2 Samuel 20:1 ; Deuteronomy 28:25 ; Isaiah 10:3-...
1 Samuel 4:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Ark Taken by the Philistines 1 Samuel 4:1-22 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 ou...
1 Samuel 4:10 - 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 o...

1 Samuel 4:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 4:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 4:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 4:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 4:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 4:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 4:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 4:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 4:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 4:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 4:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 4:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 4:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 4:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 4:10 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 4:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 4:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 4:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 4:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 4:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 4:10 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Samuel 4:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes