1 Samuele 6:2

2 i Filistei chiamarono i sacerdoti e gl’indovini, dicendo: Che faremo noi dell’Arca del Signore? Dichiarateci in qual maniera noi la dobbiamo rimandare al suo luogo.

1 Samuele 6:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 6:2

And the Philistines called for the priests and for the
diviners
The one were skilled in the rites and ceremonies of religion, not only of their own, but of other nations, particularly of Israel; and that they were not strangers to the history and affairs of that people is plain from ( 1 Samuel 6:6 ) and the other were skilled in judicial astrology, and knowledge of future events, at least as they pretended to; and therefore were both thought fit persons to advise with on the occasion of the ark, and the circumstances they were in through that:

saying, what shall we do to the ark of the Lord?
shall we send it back to its own land, or not? the Ekronites had moved it might be sent back, and the five lords sent for the priests and diviners to have their advice upon it, whether it was right or not, and what they should do to it, or with it; for if it was advisable to send it back, then another question follows:

tell us wherewith we shall send it to its place;
whether on men's shoulders, or on horses or asses, or on a carriage; and whether just as it was taken, or with some presents with it.

1 Samuele 6:2 In-Context

1 ESSENDO adunque l’Arca del Signore stata sette mesi nel territorio de’ Filistei,

2 i Filistei chiamarono i sacerdoti e gl’indovini, dicendo: Che faremo noi dell’Arca del Signore? Dichiarateci in qual maniera noi la dobbiamo rimandare al suo luogo.

3 Ed essi dissero: Se voi rimandate l’Arca dell’Iddio d’Israele, non rimandatela a vuoto; anzi del tutto pagategli un’offerta per la colpa; allora voi sarete guariti, e voi saprete per qual cagione la sua mano non si sarà rimossa da voi.

4 Ed essi dissero: Quale offerta per la colpa gli pagheremo noi? E quelli dissero: Cinque morici d’oro, e cinque topi d’oro, secondo il numero de’ principati de’ Filistei; perciocchè una stessa piaga è stata sopra tutti i Filistei, e sopra i vostri principi.

5 Fate adunque delle forme delle vostre morici e delle forme de’ vostri topi, che guastano il paese; e date gloria all’Iddio d’Israele; forse allevierà egli la sua mano d’in su voi, e d’in su i vostri dii, e d’in sul vostro paese.