1 Samuel 6:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you. ”

1 Samuel 6:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Send it not empty - See the marginal references. The pagan idea of appeasing the gods with gifts, and the scriptural idea of expressing penitence, allegiance, or love to God, by gifts and offerin...
1 Samuel 6:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him (b) a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand...
1 Samuel 6:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 6:1 to 1 Samuel 7:1 . Ark Brought back to Beth-shemesh; Plague Breaks out there; Ark Housed at Kiriath-jearim. 1 Samuel 6:1 may not belong to the main story; 2 would be a better con...
1 Samuel 6:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

God. Hebrew. Elohim . App-4.
1 Samuel 6:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is n...
1 Samuel 6:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand...
1 Samuel 6:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Philistines return the Ark to Israel 2. The diviners] The Philistines appear to have been notorious for their attachment to divination: see on Isaiah 2:6 .
1 Samuel 6:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Send it not empty. — The advice was to propitiate with gifts the powerful Hebrew Deity, whom they imagined was offended and angry at the insult offered Him — the being placed in an inferior positio...
1 Samuel 6:3 - 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 6:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Returned with a Trespass-Offering 1 Samuel 6:1-12 There is reason to suppose that when the Philistines got possession of the Ark, they destroyed Shiloh. See Psalms 78:60 ; Psalms 78:64 ; Jer...
1 Samuel 6:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The authorities in Philistia now called a council, and sought the advice of their diviners. It is intensely interesting to observe how unanimously they recognized the action of Jehovah. Whatever the...
1 Samuel 6:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(3) And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand...
1 Samuel 6:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And they said, if ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty ,.... As they perceived they had either resolved upon, or at least were inclined to do; and which they also thought adv...
1 Samuel 6:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is n...
1 Samuel 6:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Send it not empty They answer directly to the question, first in general; that it must not be sent back without some offering. In any wise return him a trespass-offering As an acknowledgment that...
1 Samuel 6:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The seven months during which the Philistines had possessor of the ark was a full time in which to prove the severity of God's hand in solemn displeasure. How could they bear it any longer? There is...
1 Samuel 6:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Ark Among the Philistines. B. C. 1120. 1 And the ark of the L ORD was in the countr...
1 Samuel 6:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Empty, i.e. without a present; which they judged necessary, from the common opinion and practice both of Jews and Gentiles. Return him a trespass-offering; thereby to acknowledge our offence, and...
1 Samuel 6:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Chapter 6. The Ark of God Is Returned to Israel With Due Tributes and Reparations ( 1 Samuel 6:1-16 ). Having determined to return the Ark to Israel the Philistines had a problem. How were they...
1 Samuel 6:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 6:1 . “Country,” literally the field . It probably signifies the cultivated plain . 1 Samuel 6:2 . “Diviners.” “That is, the organs of the Deity, w...
1 Samuel 6:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

then ye Contrast ( Hebrews 9:22 ).
1 Samuel 6:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 6:2 . The ark of the Lord Hebrews of Jehovah. The Philistines knew the name of the Lord; and had heard of his wondrous works in Egypt, 1 Samuel 6:6 . They had great light, as indeed all...
1 Samuel 6:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Send it not empty. Superstition the ape of true devotion These superstitious priests can counsel them not to send away the ark of God empty, but to give it a sin offering. They had not lived so...
1 Samuel 6:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION RESTORATION OF THE ARK TO THE ISRAELITES ( 1 Samuel 6:1-9 ). 1 Samuel 6:1 , 1 Samuel 6:2 The ark of Jehovah was in the country —literally, the field, i.e....
1 Samuel 6:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Ark sent back to Beth-Shemesh.
1 Samuel 6:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 5:11 ; 1 Samuel 5:7 ; 1 Samuel 5:9 ; 1 Samuel 6:9 ; Deuteronomy 16:16 ; Exodus 23:15 ; Exodus 34:20 ; Job 10:2 ; Job 34:31 ; Job 34:32 ; Leviticus 5:15-19 ; Leviticus 5:6 ; Levi...
1 Samuel 6:3 - 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 6:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

It shall be known — You shall understand, what is hitherto doubtful, whether he was the author of these calamities, and why they continued so long upon you.

1 Samuel 6:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 6:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 6:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 6:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Samuel 6:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 6:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 6:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 6:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 6:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 6:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 6:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 6:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 6:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 6:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 6:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 6:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 6:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 6:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 6:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 6:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 6:3 - Scofield Reference Notes

1 Samuel 6:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 6:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 6:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 6:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 6:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 6:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

1 Samuel 6:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes