Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 5:1

1 Fēilìshì rén jiāng shén de yuē guì cóng yǐbiàn Yǐxiè tái dào Yàshítū .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 5:1 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 5:1

And the Philistines took the ark of God
Which fell into their hands, Israel being beaten, and caused to flee, and the priests that had the care of the ark slain; and when possessed of it, they did not destroy it, nor take out of it what was in it, only took it up:

and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.
Ebenezer was the place where the camp of Israel was pitched, ( 1 Samuel 4:1 ) and near to which the battle was fought. Ashdod was one of the five principalities of the Philistines, the same with Azotus, ( Acts 8:40 ) . The distance between these two places, according to Bunting ^F17 was one hundred and sixty miles; though one would think the distance from each other was not so great: why it was carried to Ashdod is not plain; perhaps it might be the nearest place of note in their country; and certain it is that it was one of their most famous cities, if not the most famous; (See Gill on Isaiah 20:1), and had a famous idol temple in it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 Travels of the Patriarchs p. 122.

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 5:1 In-Context

1 Fēilìshì rén jiāng shén de yuē guì cóng yǐbiàn Yǐxiè tái dào Yàshítū .

2 Fēilìshì rén jiāng shén de yuē guì tái jìn dà gún miào , fàng zaì dà gún de pángbiān .

3 Cì rì qīngzǎo , Yàshítū rén qǐlai , jiàn dà gún pú dǎo zaì Yēhéhuá de yuē guì qián , liǎn fú yú dì , jiù bǎ dà gún réng lì zaì yuán chù .

4 Yòu cì rì qīngzǎo qǐlai , jiàn dà gún pú dǎo zaì Yēhéhuá de yuē guì qián , liǎn fú yú dì , bìngqiĕ dà gún de tóu hé liǎng shǒu dōu zaì mén jiàn shàng zhé duàn , zhǐ shèngxia dà gún de cán tǐ .

5 Yīncǐ , dà gún de jìsī hé yīqiè jìn Yàshítū , dà gún miào de rén dōu bú tā dà gún miào de mén jiàn , zhídào jīnrì .