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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 5:6-12

6-12 The hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Philistines; he not only convinced them of their folly, but severely chastised their insolence. Yet they would not renounce Dagon; and instead of seeking God's mercy, they desired to get clear of his ark. Carnal hearts, when they smart under the judgments of God, would rather, if it were possible, put him far from them, than enter into covenant or communion with him, and seek him for their friend. But their devices to escape the Divine judgments only... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 1 Samuel 5:8-12

The Ark in Gath and Ekron v. 8. They sent, therefore, and gathered all the lords of the Philistines, the heads of their five city-states, unto them and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? As eager as they were to have the ark in their city as a trophy of their great victory, so eager were they now to get rid of the unlucky piece of furniture. And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. The princes of the Philistines intended to make... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 1 Samuel 5:1-12

III. The Ark and the Philistines. 1 Samuel 5:1 to 1 Samuel 7:11. The Chastisement of the Philistines for the Removal of the Ark1 Samuel 5:1-121And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto 2Ashdod. When [And] the Philistines took the ark of God,1they [and] brought 3it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. And when [om. when] they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow,2 [ins. and] behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Samuel 5:1-12

the Captured Ark Brings Trouble 1 Samuel 5:1-12 Dagon’s fall before the Ark of God has a sublime significance. In the evening, as the priests left the temple, the hideous image stood erect on its pedestal; in the morning, it was found prostrate before the sacred symbol. A repetition of the incident proved that it was no coincidence. So shall it be with all the idols of the heathen. They shall be utterly abolished, and the demons of whom they are the grotesque representations, together with... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 5:1-12

This is a story of supreme and arresting interest, showing as it does how, when the people of God fail to bear testimony for Him among the nations, He becomes His own witness. The Ark was not a charm equal to delivering disobedient Israel. It was, however, the center and symbol of their life, and Jehovah would not permit Philistia to trifle with it. If men hold their peace stones will cry out; and if the chosen people are unfaithful to God, then the very Ark, which is the symbol of His... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - 1 Samuel 5:1-12

The Ark in the Land of the Philistines 1 Samuel 5:1-12 ; 1 Samuel 6:1-11 INTRODUCTORY WORDS There are several things we think should be emphasized. 1. Ebenezer means "Hitherto hath the Lord helped us." What! Was the Ark of God taken from the place "where the Lord helped us," to the place of utter and ignominious defeat? Even so. It is written that He could do no mighty works in Nazareth because of their unbelief. Why was Christ helpless to demonstrate His power and His glory in the city... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 5:6-12

The Ark of God Brings Misery and Plague On the Philistines Who Disrespect It (1 Samuel 5:6-12 ). What happened in the house of Dagon was not the only thing that was to trouble the Philistines. Soon a dreadful plague was sweeping through Ashdod, and the result was that the people of Ashdod pleaded that the Ark be removed from Ashdod. The situation was seen as serious enough to bring together the five Tyrants of the Philistines, and they decided to remove it to Gath, where it was paraded... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 5:1-12

1 Samuel 5. The Ark in the Philistine Cities. 1 Samuel 5:1 . Ashdod. 1 Samuel 5:8 . Gath. 1 Samuel 5:10 . Ekron: see Joshua 11:22; Joshua 13:3; p 28. 1 Samuel 5:2 . Dagon: see Judges 16:23 *. 1 Samuel 5:3 . The Ark is thought of as possessing marvellous inherent powers; it brings disaster on those who treat it disrespectfully, Philistines, Bethshemites, Uzzah; and blessing on those whom it favours, Obed-edom ( Joshua 3:4 *). 1 Samuel 5:4 . stump: this word, absent from the Heb., is found in... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 5:8

Supposing that this plague was confined to Ashdod for some particular reasons, or that it came upon them by chance, or from some bad influence of the air, or of the stars, or for putting it into Dagon’s temple, which they resolved they would not do. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Samuel 5:6-12

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—1 Samuel 5:6. “He destroyed them.” From 1 Samuel 6:4-5; 1 Samuel 6:11; 1 Samuel 6:18, where, besides the votive offering referring to the bodily disease, a second, the golden mice, is expressly mentioned, it is clear that, in addition to the corporal plague, another, a land-plague, had fallen on the Philistines. “He destroyed them” (like “destruction” or “desolation,” in Micah 6:13, used of persons) denotes a wasting of the land, that is, of the produce of the... read more