And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long, its length, on account of conditions in Israel and on account of the oppression of the Philistines, seemed unusually great; for it was twenty years, twenty years of servitude and disgrace; and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord, turning to Him again and entreating Him to deliver them
Verse 1 Samuel 7:2. _IT WAS TWENTY YEARS_] This chapter contains the transactions of at least _twenty_ years, but we know not the date of each event....
AND ALL THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL LAMENTED ... - The occupation of the country about Shiloh by the Philistines 1 Samuel 7:3 was partly the reason for the ark being kept so long at Kirjath-jearim. But anothe...
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;...
SAMUEL AS JUDGE. Philistines subdued by Divine intervention; probably an ideal picture, by the Deuteronomic writer, of the happy results of Israel's repentance and Samuel's piety peace, victory, and o...
TIME WAS LONG. Ark remained with Philistines seven months (1 Samuel 6:1); sent from Ekron to Kirjathjearim in 1040, and remained there twenty years (1 Samuel 7). From the capture (in 1040BC) to its en...
The National Repentance and Reformation under Samuel 2. _And it came to pass_, &c. Better, AND IT CAME TO PASS, FROM THE DAY WHEN THE ARK RESTED IN KIRJATH-JEARIM, THAT A LONG TIME ELAPSED, EVEN TWEN...
THAT THE TIME WAS LONG—TWENTY YEARS— Houbigant renders this verse much more intelligibly: _but after many days had passed from the time that the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, and when the twentieth yea...
_The Ark in the House of Abinadab._ 1 Samuel 7:1-2 And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of the Lord, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar...
_AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHILE THE ARK ABODE IN KIRJATH-JE'ARIM, THAT THE TIME WAS LONG; FOR IT WAS TWENTY YEARS: AND ALL THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL LAMENTED AFTER THE LORD._ The ark abode ... twenty years. It...
7:2 long; (d-19) Lit. 'the days were many.'...
SAMUEL DELIVERS ISRAEL FROM THE PHILISTINES The narrative in this chapter is taken from a different source from the account which precedes....
TWENTY YEARS] The time is reckoned till Israel's repentance and not to the removal of the ark by David (2 Samuel 6:2). 3, 4. These vv. appear to be anticipatory and in order of time to follow 1 Samue...
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 7 V1 So men came from Kiriath Jearim to fetch the *ark of the Lord. They took it to the house that belonged to Abinadab. His house was on a hil...
AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHILE THE ARK ABODE IN KIRJATH-JEARIM, THAT THE TIME WAS LONG; FOR IT WAS TWENTY YEARS. — Literally, _And it came to pass, from the day that the Ark rested at Kirjath-jearim, that...
וַ יְהִ֗י מִ יֹּ֞ום שֶׁ֤בֶת הָֽ אָרֹון֙
CHAPTER VIII. _ REPENTANCE AND REVIVAL._ 1 Samuel 7:1. WITH the men of Bethshemesh the presence of the ark had become the same terror as it had been successively at Ashdod, Gath, and Ekron. Instead...
RASHNESS PUNISHED; REVERENCE BLESSED 1 Samuel 6:13; 1 Samuel 7:1 The new cart, with its precious burden, must have come upon the men of Beth-shemesh like an apparition. The Ark was welcomed by them,...
The Ark found its resting place temporarily at Gibeah, in the house of Abinadab. A dark period of twenty years is passed over without detailed record. It would seem that during all that time Israel wa...
And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented (b) after the LORD. (b) Lamented for their sins, and f...
Year. Some would date all the subsequent events from this period. But is it credible that Samuel should neglect for twenty years to make this exhortation to the people? and how will it be true, that G...
(2) And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD. It is difficult to explain this ver...
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...
Samuel begins to act, by his testimony, upon the conscience of the people, and to put away that which weakened them by dishonouring God. He tells them that, if they will turn to Jehovah with all their...
AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHILE THE ARK ABODE IN KIRJATHJEARIM, THAT THE TIME WAS LONG,.... It could not be less than between forty and fifty years, for it remained here until the times of David, who remov...
And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD. Ver. 2. _The time was long; for it was...
_For it was twenty years_ It is not said that this space of twenty years was all the time of the ark's abode there, for it continued there from Eli's time till David's reign, (2 Samuel 6:2,) which was...
1 They of Kiriath-iearim bring the Arke into the house of Abinadab, and sanctifie Eleazar his sonne to keepe it. 2 After twentie yeeres 3 The Israelites, by Samuels meanes, solemnly repent at Mizpeh...
Men from Kirjath-jearim respond to the call to bring the ark there. It is not said how it was transported, nor whether it was Levites who attended it. We are not even told whether Abinadab, to whose h...
1-4 God will find a resting-place for his ark; if some thrust it from them, the hearts of others shall be inclined to receive it. It is no new thing for God's ark to be in a private house. Christ and...
THE ARK ABODE IN KIRJATH-JEARIM, and was not carried to Shiloh, its former place, either because that place was destroyed by the Philistines when the ark was taken, as may be gathered from this histor...
1 Samuel 7:2 that H3117 ark H727 remained H3427 (H8800) Jearim H7157 long H7235 (H8799) time H3117 twenty...
CHAPTER 7. Samuel Successfully Begins His Public Ministry And Establishes His Rule Over Israel Under YHWH, Finally Driving The Philistines Back To Their Own Territory And ‘Judging' Israel From Then...
CONTENTS: Ark brought to house of Abinadab. Revival of Mizpah. Victory at Eben-ezer. CHARACTERS: God, Samuel, Eleazar, Abinadab. CONCLUSION: When we are truly sensible that by sin we have provoked G...
1 Samuel 7:1. _Sanctified Eleazar,_ a levite, to keep the ark. Holy persons were consecrated by imposition of hands and by sacrifices, as was Samuel, a levite also. Abinadab seems to have been aged or...
_The time was long, for it was twenty years._ AN ABSENT GOD Well might it be said, “The time was long.” Twenty hours, without Thy presence, are long indeed, and cloud the brightest day, and veil the...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 7:2__ Samuel has not appeared since 1 Samuel 4:1, but when he calls the people to repent of their idolatry, they respond. He is clearly the leader of “all... Israel” ...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 7:1. “THE HOUSE OF ABINADAB,” etc. “Why the ark was not carried back to Shiloh is uncertain. The reason _may_ be that the Philistines had conquered Shiloh, and...
EXPOSITION 1 SAMUEL 7:1 At Kirjath-jearim the people reverently undertook the charge of the ark, and carried out their arrangements so carefully that no further calamity occurred. On its arrival they...
And so the men of Kirjathjearim came, and they took the ark of the Lord; and they brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill, and sanctified Eleazar the son to keep the ark of the Lord. And it ca...
2 Corinthians 7:10; 2 Corinthians 7:11; Jeremiah 3:13; Jeremiah 3:22;...
THE ARK WITH ABINADAB 1 Samuel 7:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We cover a period of twenty years, in which the Ark was in the care of the House of Abinadab, under the charge of his son, Eleazar. We wish to...
Kirjath — jearim — Where it continued, and was not carried to Shiloh its former place, either because that place was destroyed by the Philistines when the ark was taken, or because God would hereby pu...