1 Samuel 4:22

And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken. Commentary on the Bible, by Adam Clarke [1831].

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The ark — This is repeated to shew, her piety, and that the public loss lay heavier upon her spirit, than her personal or domestic calamity.

²² And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.

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Arno Geneva Study Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Samuel 4:22