1 Samuel 4:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.c ”

1 Samuel 4:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, (c) Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. (c) Before we fought against men, and now...
1 Samuel 4:7 - 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 4:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Woe unto us! Figure of speech Anaphora (App-6), repeated in 1 Samuel 4:8 .
1 Samuel 4:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. God is come into the camp - They took for grant...
1 Samuel 4:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. God is come into the camp ... Woe unto...
1 Samuel 4:7 - 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 4:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

God is come into the camp. — The joy manifested by the Israelites at the arrival of the Ark from the sanctuary made the Philistines suspect that their enemies’ God was now present with the defeated...
1 Samuel 4:7 - 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 4:7 - 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 4:7 - 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 4:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(6) And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into...
1 Samuel 4:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the Philistines were afraid ,.... When the spies returned, and reported to them the reason of the shouting: for they said, God is come into the camp ; into the camp of Israel, because the ark...
1 Samuel 4:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. Ver. 7. And the Philistines were afraid. ] B...
1 Samuel 4:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

God is come into the camp Thus these ignorant idolaters termed the mere symbol of God's presence God, imagining, no doubt, that the Israelites worshipped it. They said, Wo unto us The name of the...
1 Samuel 4:7 - 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 4:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The War with the Philistines. B. C. 1120. 1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. N...
1 Samuel 4:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

God is come, to wit, in and with his ark; or they give the name of God to the ark, before which he was worshipped, as they used to do to the images of their false gods. There hath not been such a t...
1 Samuel 4:7 - 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 4:7 - 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 4:7 - 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 4:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. Is God in the camp? I. Consider the great mistake which both Israelites and the Philistines made. The Israelites, inst...
1 Samuel 4:7 - 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 4:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Ark of the Covenant in Camp
1 Samuel 4:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Deuteronomy 32:30 ; Exodus 14:25 ; Exodus 15:14-16
1 Samuel 4:7 - 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 4:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Heretofore — Not in our times; for the fore — mentioned removals of the ark were before it came to Shiloh.

1 Samuel 4:7 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 4:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:7 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 4:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 4:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 4:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 4:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 4:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 4:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 4:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 4:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 4:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 4:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 4:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 4:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 4:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 4:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 4:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 4:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 4:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 4:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 4:7 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Samuel 4:7 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes