Heretofore — Not in our times; for the fore — mentioned removals of the ark were before it came to Shiloh.
Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 4:7
1 Samuel 4:7
7 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