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1 Samuel 6:8

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, the five golden boils and the five golden mice, in a coffer, a small chest, by the side thereof; and send it away that it may go, giving the strange draft-animals their head. Only such things were to be used as had not been desecrated by profane use, in order to show proper honor to the dreaded God of Israel.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Samuel 6:8. _THE JEWELS OF GOLD_] The word קלי _keley_, which our translators so often render _jewels_, signifies _vessels, implements,_ _ornaments_, c. A _jewel of gold_ has an odd sound to t...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER S 6:1-7:2 _ 1. The counsel of the Philistines (1 Samuel 6:1)_ 2. The ark at Beth-shemesh (1 Samuel 6:10) 3. The ark at Kirjath-jearim (1 Samuel 6:21;...

  • 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 continuation...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _jewels of gold Jewel_is here used in a general sense = "any precious or costly object." The Heb. word simply means "articles" or "vessels....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _The Decision to Return the Ark. 1 Samuel 6:1-9_ And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months. 2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What...

  • 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._ T...

  • 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....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 6 THE *PHILISTINES RETURN THE *ARK OF GOD TO *ISRAEL V1 The *Philistines had the *ark of the Lord in their country for 7 months. V2 Then they...

  • 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 cur...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וּ לְקַחְתֶּ֞ם אֶת ־אֲרֹ֣ון יְהוָ֗ה וּ נְתַתּ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER VII. _ THE ARK AMONG THE PHILISTINES._ 1 Samuel 5:1; 1 Samuel 6:1 ALTHOUGH the history in Samuel is silent as to the doings of the Philistines immediately after their great victory over Isra...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    RETURNED WITH A TRESPASS-OFFERING 1 Samuel 6:1 There is reason to suppose that when the Philistines got possession of the Ark, they destroyed Shiloh. See Psalms 78:60; Psalms 78:64;...

  • 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 l...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    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 go...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Box. Hebrew argaz, (which the Septuagint retain; Haydock) means also "a purse or basket." (Calmet) --- Josephus ([Antiquities?] vi. 1,) says, "the box was placed upon the ark." (Haydock) --- We do no...

  • 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 i...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The first Book of Samuel (or of Kings as with some) brings before us that great change for which the Book of Ruth was a preparation, and in order to which the Spirit of God closed it with the generati...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4, 5, AND 6. In chapter 4 the enemies of God and of His people display their strength; the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel. God, in overrul...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole 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 rather...

  • 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. V...

  • 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 p...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 After seuen moneths the Philistines take counsell, how to send backe the Arke. 10 They bring it on a new cart with an offering vnto Bethshemesh. 19 The people are smitten for looking into the Arke...

  • Leslie 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 a...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-9 Seven months the Philistines were punished with the presence of the ark; so long it was a plague to them, because they would not send it home sooner. Sinners lengthen out their own miseries by re...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The 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 THE SI...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Samuel 6:8 take H3947 (H8804) ark H727 LORD H3068 set H5414 (H8804) cart H5699 put H7760 ...

  • 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). Having determined to return the Ark to Israel the Philistines had a problem. How were they going to...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Ark brought to Joshua. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The Word of God in the hands of the world brings them condemnation (1 Samuel 6:2) causing them to seek to get rid of it. By refusing to...

  • 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 the...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 6:7 Untrained MILK COWS could not pull a CART well as a team. If they went anywhere, it would be HOME to their CALVES. Th

  • The 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, who reveal Hi...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION RESTORATION OF THE ARK TO THE ISRAELITES (1 Samuel 6:1). 1 SAMUEL 6:1,...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    So they called some of their diviners and seers and all, and they said, "What shall we do with this thing? So they said, Well the thing is, send it back to the people of Israel. But don't send it back...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 6:4; 1 Samuel 6:5...

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    THE ARK IN THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES 1 Samuel 5:1; 1 Samuel 6:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are several things we think should be emphasized. 1. EBENEZER MEANS "HITHERTO HATH THE LORD HELPED US." Wh...

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