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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 6:2

1 Samuel 6:2. What shall we do to the ark of the Lord? Hebrew, Jehovah. They never termed it the ark of Jehovah till this time: but now they seem to have been struck with some apprehension that Jehovah, the God of Israel, was above all gods. Tell us wherewith we shall send it, &c. They did not call the priests and diviners together, to be resolved whether they should send it home or not, (for upon that point they seem to have been resolved already, 1 Samuel 6:11,) but in what manner... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 6:3

1 Samuel 6:3. Send it not empty They answer directly to the question, first in general; that it must not be sent back without some offering. In any wise return him a trespass-offering As an acknowledgment that they had offended the God of Israel by bringing his ark from its proper place; for which they begged his pardon by this offering. Then ye shall be healed, &c. Le Clerc renders this sentence, Then if ye shall be healed, it shall be known, or manifest unto you, why his hand is... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:1-21

The ark returns (5:1-7:1)Although God used the Philistines to judge Israel, he would not allow them to dishonour him. He showed that the capture of the ark did not mean that he was inferior to the Philistine god Dagon (5:1-5). Wherever the ark went it brought trouble to the Philistine people. A plague of mice seems to have spread a painful and deadly disease throughout the country, bringing widespread suffering and death (6-12; cf. 6:5).The Philistines felt fairly certain that the ark was the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 6:3

God. Hebrew. Elohim . App-4 . read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 6:2

2, 3. the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners—The designed restoration of the ark was not, it seems, universally approved of, and many doubts were expressed whether the prevailing pestilence was really a judgment of Heaven. The priests and diviners united all parties by recommending a course which would enable them easily to discriminate the true character of the calamities, and at the same time to propitiate the incensed Deity for any acts of disrespect which might have been... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 6:1-9

1. The plan to terminate God’s judgment 6:1-9The Philistines acknowledged Yahweh’s superiority over Dagon, but they believed they could manipulate Him (1 Samuel 6:3). Guilt offerings were common in ancient Near Eastern religions."Ancient religious protocol mandated that the worshiper not approach his god(s) empty-handed (cf. Exodus 23:15; Deuteronomy 16:16)." [Note: Youngblood, p. 604.] Evidently the reason the Philistines fashioned images of mice (1 Samuel 6:4) was that there was some... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 6:1-21

The Philistines return the Ark to Israel2. The diviners] The Philistines appear to have been notorious for their attachment to divination: see on Isaiah 2:6. 3. The trespass offering was always brought to atone for some wrong done to, or some right withheld from, God or man. 5. Aristotle relates that in harvest entire crops were sometimes destroyed in a single night by the ravages of field-mice.7. The new cart and the kine who had worn no yoke were signs of respect. 9. Under ordinary... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 6:2

(2) What shall we do to the ark of the Lord?—During the seven months which followed the great Philistine victory of Aphek, the Ark remained in the country of the enemies of Israel. It was removed from temple to temple in the various cities, but the same doom always followed it. The inhabitants of the city where was the Ark were smitten with deadly abscesses, in addition to which, from the statement in 1 Samuel 6:5, a plague of field-mice during the same period probably desolated the land. In... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 6:3

(3) Send it not empty.—The advice was to propitiate with gifts the powerful Hebrew Deity, whom they imagined was offended and angry at the insult offered Him—the being placed in an inferior position in the Dagon temple.The priests and diviners evidently thought that the Hebrew Deity, in some way resident in the “golden chest,” was a childish, capricious deity, like one of their own loved gods—Dagon, or Beelzebub, lord of flies. Their people had insulted Him; He had shown Himself powerful... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Samuel 6:1-21

The Ark in the Harvest-field 1 Samuel 6:13 The ark had been a prisoner in the land of the Philistines since the fatal day when the army of Israel was completely overthrown. Its presence had brought mischief and misery, plague and death to the cities of Ashdod and Ekron, and after seven months' sojourn it was sent back to its own country with all respect and with all care. I. The coming of the ark at that time to that particular occupation of the men of Beth-shemesh was to them a great... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 6:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 6:3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:1-21

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Samuel 6:3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 6:2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 6:1-9

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 6:1-21

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 6:2

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 1 Samuel 6:3

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 1 Samuel 6:1-21

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