1 Samuel 6:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. ”

1 Samuel 6:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the (d) jewels of gold, which ye return him [for] a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may g...
1 Samuel 6:8 - 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 6:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. T...
1 Samuel 6:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go....
1 Samuel 6:8 - 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 6:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

In a coffer by the side thereof. — The reverent awe with which these Philistines treated the Ark, which had, they supposed, wrought them such great evil, presents a strong contrast to the careless...
1 Samuel 6:8 - 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 6:8 - 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 6:8 - 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 6:8 - 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 6:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And take the ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart ,.... Which was dispensed with in these uncircumcised Philistines, there being no other to do this service: and put the jewels of gold ; or r...
1 Samuel 6:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him [for] a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go....
1 Samuel 6:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

In a coffer by the side thereof They had either heard, or by their present sufferings were made to fear, that it was dangerous to look into the ark; and therefore they did not open it to put their...
1 Samuel 6:8 - 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 6:8 - 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 6:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Lay it upon the cart; which God winked at in them, both because they were ignorant of God's law to the contrary, and because they had no Levites to carry it upon their shoulders. In a coffer by th...
1 Samuel 6:8 - 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 6:8 - 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 6:8 - 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 6:8 - 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 6:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Ark sent back to Beth-Shemesh.
1 Samuel 6:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 6:4 ; 1 Samuel 6:5
1 Samuel 6:8 - 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 6:8 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 6:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 6:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 6:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 6:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 6:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 6:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 6:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 6:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 6:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Samuel 6:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 6:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 6:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 6:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 6:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 6:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 6:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 6:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 6:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 6:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 6:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 6:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 6:8 - Wells of Living Water Commentary