1 Samuel 5:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. ”

1 Samuel 5:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 5. The Ark in the Philistine Cities. 1 Samuel 5:1 . Ashdod. 1 Samuel 5:8 . Gath. 1 Samuel 5:10 . Ekron: see Joshua 11:22 ; Joshua 13:3 ; p 28. 1 Samuel 5:2 . Dagon: see Judges...
1 Samuel 5:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

only... Dagon . The hands and feet being gone, only Dagon (the fish part) remained.
1 Samuel 5:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut of...
1 Samuel 5:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Only the stump of Dagon was left to him— In the Hebrew it is, only Dagon remained to him; where Dagon, says Houbigant, is taken for the principal part of his statue, or the trunk of his body. Kim...
1 Samuel 5:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut of...
1 Samuel 5:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Ark among the Philistines 1. Ashdod] on an elevation overlooking the Philistine plain midway between Gaza and Joppa, and 3 m. from the Mediterranean. Its importance consisted in the fact that...
1 Samuel 5:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

When they arose early on the morrow. — Strange to say, on the next day a new and startling circumstance aroused and disturbed the exultant Philistines. The idol was again fallen, but this time brok...
1 Samuel 5:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER VII. THE ARK AMONG THE PHILISTINES. 1 Samuel 5:1-12 ; 1 Samuel 6:1-21 ALTHOUGH the history in Samuel is silent as to the doings of the Philistines immediately after their great victo...
1 Samuel 5:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Captured Ark Brings Trouble 1 Samuel 5:1-12 Dagon's fall before the Ark of God has a sublime significance. In the evening, as the priests left the temple, the hideous image stood erect on i...
1 Samuel 5:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is a story of supreme and arresting interest, showing as it does how, when the people of God fail to bear testimony for Him among the nations, He becomes His own witness. The Ark was not a char...
1 Samuel 5:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(4) And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut of...
1 Samuel 5:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when they arose early on the morrow morning ,.... For the same purpose as before; unless they had any curiosity to indulge, to see whether the ark and Dagon agreed better together, if they had a...
1 Samuel 5:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon [was] fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [were] cut of...
1 Samuel 5:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Behold Dagon was fallen &c. Which showed that his former fall was not by chance, but by the power of God, before whom he could not stand. The head of Dagon, and both his hands, were cut off T...
1 Samuel 5:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Though God had allowed the Philistines to gain the victory, He very soon spoils their pleasure in having captured the ark, taking it to Ashdod. They think the most fit place for it is in the house of...
1 Samuel 5:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Fall of Dagon. B. C. 1120. 1 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it...
1 Samuel 5:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The head is the seat of wisdom; the hands , the instruments of action: both are cut off, to show that he had neither wisdom nor strength to defend himself nor his worshippers. This the priests, by...
1 Samuel 5:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Ark of God is Taken to Ashdod and The Idol Dagon Falls Before YHWH and Is Smashed in Pieces ( 1 Samuel 5:1-5 ). Analysis. a Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought i...
1 Samuel 5:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 5:1 . “Ashdod.” One of the five Philistine satrapies, about thirty-two miles north of Gaza, and about a mile from the sea. It is now the little village o...
1 Samuel 5:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 5:1 . Ashdod, afterwards called Azotus. Acts 8:40 . 1 Samuel 5:2 . The ark and set it by Dagon. See Judges 10:6 ; Judges 16:23 . Some make Dagon to be the same as Nereid, Triton, a...
1 Samuel 5:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

And the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod. The hypocritical smitten before the real The word Philistine signifies strangers or emigrants; their descent is...
1 Samuel 5:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE ARK OF GOD IN PHILISTIA ( 1 Samuel 5:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 5:1 The Philistines took the ark of God . The silence of Scripture is often as remarkable as what it te...
1 Samuel 5:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Ark in Ashdod.
1 Samuel 5:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 11:8 ; Ezekiel 6:4-6 ; Isaiah 2:18 ; Isaiah 2:19 ; Isaiah 27:9 ; Jeremiah 10:11 ; Jeremiah 50:2 ; Micah 1:7
1 Samuel 5:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

The Ark in the Land of the Philistines 1 Samuel 5:1-12 ; 1 Samuel 6:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are several things we think should be emphasized. 1. Ebenezer means "Hitherto hath the Lord...
1 Samuel 5:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Cut off — The head is the seat of wisdom; the hands the instruments of action: both are cut off to shew that he had neither wisdom nor strength to defend himself or his worshippers. Thus the priest...

1 Samuel 5:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 5:4 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 5:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 5:4 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 5:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 5:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 5:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 5:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 5:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 5:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 5:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 5:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 5:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 5:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 5:4 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 5:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 5:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 5:4 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 5:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 5:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 5:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 5:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 5:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 5:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 5:4 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Samuel 5:4 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes