1 Samuel 4:4

4 Enviou, pois, o povo a Siló, e trouxeram de lá a arca do pacto do Senhor dos exércitos, que se assenta sobre os querubins; e os dois filhos de Eli, Hofni e Finéias, estavam ali com a arca do pacto de Deus.

1 Samuel 4:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 4:4

So the people sent to Shiloh
They liked the proposal of the elders, took their advice, and joined with them in a message to Eli the high priest at Shiloh:

that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord
of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubim;
which overshadowed the mercy seat that was upon the ark, and was the residence of the divine Majesty; wherefore having this with them, they concluded they should have the presence of God with them, and so success, see ( Psalms 53:1 ) ( 99:1 )

and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark
of the covenant of God;
these, either with or without the leave of Eli, took the ark out of the tabernacle, and carried it on their shoulders to the camp, or however attended it there, being borne by other priests or Levites; and by this means they were brought into the camp, and so to battle, to meet their doom there; according to Bunting ^F4, it was carried by them forty two miles.

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FOOTNOTES:

F4 Travels of the Patriarchs p. 123.

1 Samuel 4:4 In-Context

2 E os filisteus se dispuseram em ordem de batalha contra Israel; e, travada a peleja, Israel foi ferido diante dos filisteus, que mataram no campo cerca de quatro mil homens do exército.

3 Quando o povo voltou ao arraial, disseram os anciãos de Israel: Por que nos feriu o Senhor hoje diante dos filisteus? Tragamos para nós de Siló a arca do pacto do Senhor, para que ela venha para o meio de nós, e nos livre da mão de nossos inimigos.

4 Enviou, pois, o povo a Siló, e trouxeram de lá a arca do pacto do Senhor dos exércitos, que se assenta sobre os querubins; e os dois filhos de Eli, Hofni e Finéias, estavam ali com a arca do pacto de Deus.

5 Quando a arca do pacto do Senhor chegou ao arraial, prorrompeu todo o Israel em grandes gritos, de modo que a terra vibrou.

6 E os filisteus, ouvindo o som da gritaria, disseram: Que quer dizer esta grande vozearia no arraial dos hebreus? Quando souberam que a arca do Senhor havia chegado ao arraial,