1 Samuel 4:12 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. ”

1 Samuel 4:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Runners who were swift of foot, and could go long distances were important and well-known persons (compare 2 Samuel 18:19-31 ). There seem to have been always professional runners to act as messen...
1 Samuel 4:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes (f) rent, and with earth upon his head. (f) In token of sorrow and mourning.
1 Samuel 4:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Death of Eli, Birth of Ichabod. 1 Samuel 4:12 . clothes rent, etc.: signs of mourning. 1 Samuel 4:18 . forty; LXX twenty. And he ... years: formula used by Deuteronomic editor of Jg. ( Ju...
1 Samuel 4:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

man . Hebrew. 'ish. App-14.
1 Samuel 4:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. Came to Shiloh the same day - The field of battle could not have...
1 Samuel 4:12 - 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 4:12 - 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 4:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And there ran a man of Benjamin. — The Rabbinical tradition relates that this messenger was Saul, who snatched from Goliath the tables of the Law taken out of the Ark, in order to save them. The wh...
1 Samuel 4:12 - 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 4:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Glory Departed from Israel 1 Samuel 4:12-22 Notwithstanding their high hopes, disaster again overtook the hosts of Israel. No symbols of God will help us, until we have put away our idols a...
1 Samuel 4:12 - 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 4:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(12) В¶ And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. (13) And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the way...
1 Samuel 4:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army ,.... Out of the rank in which he was, before the whole army was quite broken up. This was a young man as Josephus b says, which is highly probable; t...
1 Samuel 4:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. Ver. 12. And there ran a man of Benjamin. ] Not Saul, as some...
1 Samuel 4:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

With his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head According to the manner of those who bewailed any great calamity, Joshua 7:6 ; Job 2:12 ; Ezekiel 27:30 . From which last place it appears i...
1 Samuel 4:12 - 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 4:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Death of Eli. B. C. 1120. 12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and...
1 Samuel 4:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The usual rites in great sorrows. See Genesis 37:29 Joshua 7:6 , &c.; 2 Samuel 1:2,11 .
1 Samuel 4:12 - 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 4:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 4:13 . “Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside.” “This sitting on the side of the way by which the first message must come answers precisely to the intense e...
1 Samuel 4:12 - 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 4:12 - 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 4:12 - 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 4:12 - 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 4:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, which was now in utter rout, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent and with earth upon his head, as signs of a sudden deep grief, in...
1 Samuel 4:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 1:2 ; 2 Samuel 13:19 ; 2 Samuel 15:32 ; Job 2:12 ; Joshua 7:6 ; Nehemiah 9:1
1 Samuel 4:12 - 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 4:12 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:12 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 4:12 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:12 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 4:12 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:12 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 4:12 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:12 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 4:12 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 4:12 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 4:12 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 4:12 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 4:12 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 4:12 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 4:12 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 4:12 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:12 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 4:12 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 4:12 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:12 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 4:12 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 4:12 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 4:12 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 4:12 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 4:12 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 4:12 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 4:12 - Wells of Living Water Commentary