サムエル記Ⅰ 6:12-21 JCB

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:10-15

Restored blessings. The facts are— 1 . The kine bearing the ark, contrary to their instincts, go away from their home to Beth-shemesh. 2 . The men of Beth-shemesh, seeing the returning ark, leave their occupations, and express their joy in sacrificial worship. 3 . The Levites, exceeding their privileges, open the ark and examine its sacred contents. 4 . The representatives of the Philistines observe the issue of their experiment and return. The rapid succession of incidents... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:12

The kine took the straight way. The Hebrew brings out the directness with which the heifers took the route to Beth-shemesh very forcibly. It says, "And the kine went straight in the way upon the way to Beth-shemesh; they went along one highway, lowing as they went," i.e. they went in one direct course, without deviating from it. Nevertheless, their continual lowing showed the great stress that was laid upon their nature in being thus compelled to separate themselves from their calves. And... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:13

And they of Beth-shemesh. More exactly, "And Beth-shemesh was reaping its wheat harvest," the whole population being in the fields. Though a priestly city, we find in 1 Samuel 6:15 the Levites distinguished from the ordinary inhabitants, as though they and the priests formed only the ruling class. In the valley. Now called the Wady Surar, branching off into another valley on the south. Robinson speaks of the site of Beth-shemesh as a very noble one, being "a low plateau at the junction... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:14

Stood there, where there was a great stone. Probably a mass of natural rock rising through the soil. This they used as an altar, breaking up the cart for wood, and sacrificing the kine. In this joyful work all the people seem to have joined, though the sacrifice would be offered only by the priests. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:15

The Levites took down the ark. Naturally, in a city of which priests formed the ruling caste, the people would be acquainted with the general nature of the regulations of the law. Apparently it was only after the sacrificial feast that they forgot the reverence due to the symbol of Jehovah's presence among them. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:16

They returned to Ekron the same day. The lords of the Philistines would of course take no part in this rejoicing, but, having seen the ark restored, and the people busied in making preparations for the sacrifice, returned immediately home. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:17-18

The golden emerods. We have here and in 1 Samuel 6:18 an enumeration of the gifts differing from, without being at variance with, that in 1 Samuel 6:4 . They are still five golden emerods, for which the name here is not ophalim , but tehorim, the word always read in the synagogue (see 1 Samuel 5:6 ). From its use in the cognate languages it is pretty certain that it is rightly translated in our version. But besides these there were golden mice, according to the number of all the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:17-21

Trophies and chastisement. The facts are— 1 . An enumeration by the Israelites of the golden images sent with the ark. 2 . A terrible chastisement on the men of Beth-shemesh for their profane curiosity. 3 . An effort to send the ark away, consequent on the terror created. These closing incidents of the restoration introduce for consideration— I. The TROPHIES WON IN THE CONFLICT WITH foes of the Church of God. The golden emerods and mice were expressions of pagan... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:19

He emote the men of Beth-shemesh, etc. In this verse also the text is undoubtedly corrupt. The Septuagint ascribes the sin not to all the people, but to "the sons of Jeconiah, who were not glad when they saw the ark, and he smote them." But as this reading is not supported by the other versions we may pass it by. The numbers, however, are evidently wrong. Fifty thousand men would imply a population of 250,000 people, whereas Jerusalem itself in its palmiest days never had a population of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:19-20

Irreverence. I. THE OFFENCE . The Philistines are not blamed for sending away the ark of God on a wooden car. They did not know, or, if they knew, they had no means of observing, the mode of carriage by Levites which had been prescribed in the Mosaic law. In placing the ark on a new car never before used, and drawn by young cows that had never before worn a yoke, the Philistines meant to show respect. But the men of Beth-shemesh, being Israelites, and having Levites among them, knew,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:10-15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:12

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:17-18

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:17-21

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:19

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:19-20

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