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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:1-2

Here we must attend the ark to Kirjath-jearim, and then leave it there, to hear not a word more of it except once (1 Sam. 14:18), till David fetched it thence, about forty years after, 1 Chron. 13:6. I. We are very willing to attend it thither, for the men of Beth-shemesh have by their own folly made that a burden which might have been a blessing; and gladly would we see it among those to whom it will be a savour of life unto life, for in every place where it has been of late it has been a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:1

And the men of Kirjathjearim came and fetched up the ark of the Lord ,.... From Bethshemesh, which was near unto them, as Josephus F7 Antiqu. l. 6. c. 1. sect. 4. says; they made no difficulty of fetching it, but gladly received it; for if they knew of what happened to the men of Bethshemesh, they knew it was not owing to the presence of the ark among them, but to their irreverent behaviour to it; and though Kirjathjearim was not a Levite city, and so the men of it could not bear the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:2

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 removed it from hence after he was made king over all Israel, and when he had reigned over Judah seven years; and from the death of Eli to that time, which included the government of Samuel and Saul, it could not be less than what has been hinted: for it was twenty years ; not that this was... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 7:1

Fetched up the ark - When these people received the message of the Beth-shemites, they probably consulted Samuel, with whom was the counsel of the Lord, and he had encouraged them to go and bring it up, else they might have expected such destruction as happened to the Beth-shemites. Sanctified Eleazar - Perhaps this sanctifying signifies no more than setting this man apart, simply to take care of the ark. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 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. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:1

EXPOSITION 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 placed it in the house of Abinadab in the hill. More probably at Gibeah, as it is translated in 2 Samuel 6:3 , 2 Samuel 6:4 . In Joshua 15:57 a village of this name is mentioned in the tribe of Judah not far from Kirjath-jearim ( ibid. Joshua 15:60 ), and probably Abinadab, who lived... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:1-2

Fitness for service. The facts are— 1 . At the request of the terrified men of Beth-shemesh the men of Kirjath-jearim bring the ark to their high place. 2 . Arrangements are made in the house of Abinadab for the due care of the ark. 3 . The time of the sojourn Of the ark in this place, up to the date of Samuel's test of repentance, was twenty years. 4 . Towards the close of this period the people long for the full restoration of the Divine favour. A new stage was being... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:1-12

Steps of return to God. The whole interest of this passage is moral. No stress is laid on the forms, or even the authorised appurtenances, of religion. The ark, of which we have heard so much, and which had been treated with a singular mixture of superstition and profanity, plays no part in the history. It is left for years in a quiet retreat. Israel had backslidden from the Lord. The steps of their return have a meaning and a moral lesson for all generations. I. THE FEELING OF A... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:2

While the ark, etc. The literal translation of this verse is, "And it came to pass, from the day that the ark rested at Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years." The words dwell wearily upon the length of this mournful period, during which. Israel was in a state of subjection to the Philistines, with its national life crushed to the ground, and its strength wasted by unjust exactions and misrule. For though the Philistines gave up the ark, there was no restoration of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 7:1

This verse belongs more properly to 1 Samuel 6:0. Abinadab and his sons were probably of the house of Levi. The catastrophe at Bethshemesh must inevitably have made the Israelites very careful to pay due honor to the ark in accordance with the Law: but to give the care of the ark to those who were not of the house of Levi would be a gross violation of the Law. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:1-2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 7:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 7:2

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:1-2

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 7:1

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