1 Samuel 4:11 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.e ”

1 Samuel 4:11 - 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 4:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. Hophni and Phinehas were slain - They probably attempted to defend the ark, and lost their lives in the attempt...
1 Samuel 4:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. No JFB commentary on these verses.
1 Samuel 4:11 - 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 4:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And the ark of God was taken. — The bare fact, without comment or note, is given of this, the greatest calamity that had yet happened to Israel. All the people would know by this terrible sign that...
1 Samuel 4:11 - 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 4:11 - 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 4:11 - 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 4:11 - 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 4:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the ark of God was taken ,.... By the Philistines; which was suffered partly as a punishment to the Israelites, for fetching it from the tabernacle without the will of God, and for their vain co...
1 Samuel 4:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. Ver. 11. And the ark of God was taken. ] By the wicked Philistines, who had as little joy of it - for it pla...
1 Samuel 4:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The ark of God was taken Which God justly and wisely permitted, to punish the Israelites for their profanation of it; that, by taking away the pretences of their foolish confidence, he might more d...
1 Samuel 4:11 - 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 4:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Defeat of the Israelites. B. C. 1120. 10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel wa...
1 Samuel 4:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The ark of God was taken; which God justly and wisely permitted; partly, to punish the Israelites for their profanation of it; partly, that by taking away the pretences of their foolish and impious c...
1 Samuel 4:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

News Is Brought To Shiloh Of The Capture Of The Ark Of YHWH And The Death Of Eli's Two Sons ( 1 Samuel 4:11-17 ). The devastating news now comes to Shiloh of the capture of the Ark of YHWH and the...
1 Samuel 4:11 - 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 4:11 - 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 4:11 - 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 4:11 - 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 4:11 - 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 4:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Ark of the Covenant in Camp
1 Samuel 4:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 2:32 ; 1 Samuel 2:34 ; Isaiah 3:11 ; Psalms 78:61 ; Psalms 78:64
1 Samuel 4:11 - 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 4:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The ark — Which God justly and wisely permitted, to punish the Israelites for their profanation of it; that by taking away the pretences of their foolish confidence, he might more deeply humble the...

1 Samuel 4:11 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:11 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:11 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 4:11 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:11 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 4:11 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 4:11 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 4:11 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 4:11 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 4:11 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 4:11 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 4:11 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 4:11 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:11 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 4:11 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 4:11 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:11 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 4:11 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 4:11 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 4:11 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 4:11 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 4:11 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 4:11 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 4:11 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Samuel 4:11 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes