1 Samuel 4:9 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Be strong, and quitd yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. ”

1 Samuel 4:9 - 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 4:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

quit yourselves like . the Hebrew verb hayah, to become; as "was "should be rendered in Genesis 1:2 . men . Hebrew. 'ish or 'enosh. App-14. as . according as.
1 Samuel 4:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. Be strong, etc. - This was the addr...
1 Samuel 4:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. No JFB commentary on this v...
1 Samuel 4:9 - 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 4:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Be strong,... O ye Philistines... — The ring of these striking words — part of the same Philistine tradition of their splendid success — probably embodied in some well-known hymn of victory, was ev...
1 Samuel 4:9 - 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 4:9 - 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 4:9 - 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 4:9 - 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 4:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines ,.... Since this was all they had to depend upon, their manly courage; if they did not exert that it was all over with them; and seeing thei...
1 Samuel 4:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. Ver. 9. Be strong, and quit your...
1 Samuel 4:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Be strong, and quit yourselves like men When they were recovered out of the fright which had at first seized them, they considered that they had made the Israelites subject to them notwithstanding...
1 Samuel 4:9 - 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 4:9 - 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 4:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Quit yourselves like men; since you can expect no relief from your gods, who are not able to resist theirs, it concerns you to put forth all your strength and courage, and once for all to act like...
1 Samuel 4:9 - 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 4:9 - 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 4:9 - 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 4:9 - 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 4:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Ark of the Covenant in Camp
1 Samuel 4:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 16:13 ; 2 Samuel 10:12 ; Deuteronomy 28:47 ; Deuteronomy 28:48 ; Ephesians 6:10 ; Ephesians 6:11 ; Isaiah 14:2 ; Isaiah 33:1 ; Judges 10:7 ; Judges 13:1
1 Samuel 4:9 - 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 4:9 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 4:9 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:9 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 4:9 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:9 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 4:9 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 4:9 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 4:9 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 4:9 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 4:9 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 4:9 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 4:9 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 4:9 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 4:9 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 4:9 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 4:9 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 4:9 - Sermon Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 4:9 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 4:9 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 4:9 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 4:9 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 4:9 - Wells of Living Water Commentary