1 Samuel 4:22 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 4:19-22

We have here another melancholy story, that carries on the desolations of Eli's house, and the sorrowful feeling which the tidings of the ark's captivity excited. It is concerning the wife of Phinehas, one of those ungracious sons of Eli that had brought all this mischief on Israel. It cost her her life, though young, as well as that of her father-in-law, that was old; for many a green head, as well as many a hoary head, has been brought by sorrow to the grave: it worketh death. By what is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 4:22

And she said ,.... Repeating what she had said before, for the confirmation of it, or as correcting what the women had said; and so may be rendered: but she said ; giving her own and only reason for the name of the child: the glory is departed from Israel, for the ark of God is taken ; so when the word, worship, and ordinances of God are removed from a people, the glory is gone from them; the God of glory is no more seen among them, who is so glorious in his nature, perfections, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 4:19-22

Ichabod. The facts given are— 1 . The wife of Phinehas, hearing the sad tidings of Israel's disaster and of the death of her husband and of Eli, suffers premature labour. 2 . The loss of the ark of God contributes more to her anguish of spirit than does the sudden death of her nearest relatives. 3 . She deliberately refuses the most natural of all consolations. 4 . When dying she gives a name to her child that shall express her sense of the calamity fallen on Israel. The... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 4:22

The lesson of the ruin brought upon Churches by the covetousness and profligacy of their priests, which is here taught us so forcibly, and which has been again and again illustrated in Jews and Christians, is too solemn and important to be overlooked. When the glory of holiness departs from what should be a holy community, the glory of God’s presence has already departed, and the outward tokens of His protection may be expected to depart soon likewise. (Compare Ezekiel 10:18; Ezekiel 11:23;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 4:21-22

1 Samuel 4:21-22. I-chabod Where is the glory? The glory is departed That is, the glorious type and assurance of God’s presence, the ark, which is often called God’s glory, and which was the great safeguard and ornament of Israel, which they could glory in above all other nations. For the ark of God is taken This is repeated to show her piety, and that the public loss lay heavier upon her spirit than her personal and domestic calamity. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 4:1-22

The Philistines capture the ark (4:1-22)For many years the Philistines had oppressed Israel (Judges 13:1). Samson had begun to save Israel from them (Judges 13:5), but the Philistines now fought back and decided to extend their rule further into Israel’s territory. The Israelites should have realized that their defeats were God’s punishments upon them because of their sin, and turned to him in repentance. Instead they thought that they would guarantee his help by carrying the symbol of his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 4:21-22

1 Samuel 4:21-22. And she named the child I-chabod, &c.— Here, as usual, the reason of the name imposed is given: I-chabod signifying literally inglorious, or without glory; glory being departed; i.e. the ark of God taken. Houbigant supposes the 22nd verse not to be the words of the mother of I-chabod, but those of the historian. The Arabic and some other versions omit that verse. Houbigant renders the two verses thus, 1 Samuel 4:21. But she named the child I-chabod, because it was told her... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 4:1-22

A. The Capture of the Ark 4:1-22A new subject comes to the forefront in this section and continues to be a significant motif throughout the rest of Samuel. It is the ark of the covenant. The writer drew attention to the ark in this chapter by mentioning it seven times, including a notation at the end of each text section (1 Samuel 4:4; 1 Samuel 4:11; 1 Samuel 4:17-19; 1 Samuel 4:21-22). Following the reference to Samuel the prophet in 1 Samuel 4:1, the writer did not mention him again until 1... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 4:19-22

3. The response of Phinehas’ wife 4:19-22Likewise the news of the loss of the ark is what distressed Phinehas’ wife more than the news of the deaths of her husband, father-in-law, and brother-in-law (1 Samuel 4:21-22). "Ichabod" is usually translated, "The glory has departed," but it may mean, "Where is the glory?""With the surrender of the earthly throne of His glory, the Lord appeared to have abolished His covenant of grace with Israel; for the ark, with the tables of the law and the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 4:1-22

Capture of the Ark by the Philistines. Death of EliThe reason which led to 1 Samuel 4:1; being detached from its proper context is that without it this chapter seems to begin with inexplicable abruptness. The explanation of this lack of connexion is that the editor is now using a different document. This section is in no sense a continuation of the preceding. It does not proceed with the history of Samuel, whose name does not even occur in it, but relates the journeyings of the ark. Alike in... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 4:19-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 4:22

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Samuel 4:19-22

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 4:22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 4:21-22

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 4:1-22

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 4:21-22

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 4:1-22

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 1 Samuel 4:19-22

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 4:1-22

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