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1 Samuel 4

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E a palavra de Samuel espalhou-se por todo o Israel.

Os Filisteus Tomam a Arca

1 Nessa Ʃpoca os israelitas saƭram Ơ guerra contra os filisteus. Eles acamparam em EbenƩzer e os filisteus em Afeque.
2 Os filisteus dispuseram suas forƧas em linha para enfrentar Israel, e, intensificando-se o combate, Israel foi derrotado pelos filisteus, que mataram cerca de quatro mil deles no campo de batalha.
3 Quando os soldados voltaram ao acampamento, as autoridades de Israel perguntaram: ā€œPor que o SENHOR deixou que os filisteus nos derrotassem?ā€ E acrescentaram: ā€œVamos a Siló buscar a arca da alianƧa do SENHOR, para que ele vĆ” conosco e nos salve das mĆ£os de nossos inimigosā€.
4 Então mandaram trazer de Siló a arca da aliança do SENHOR dos Exércitos, que tem o seu trono entre os querubins. E os dois filhos de Eli, Hofni e Fineias, acompanharam a arca da aliança de Deus.
5 Quando a arca da aliança do SENHOR entrou no acampamento, todos os israelitas gritaram tão alto que o chão estremeceu.
6 Os filisteus, ouvindo os gritos, perguntaram: ā€œO que significam todos esses gritos no acampamento dos hebreus?ā€Quando souberam que a arca do SENHOR viera para o acampamento,
7 os filisteus ficaram com medo e disseram: ā€œDeuses chegaram ao acampamento. Ai de nós! Nunca nos aconteceu uma coisa dessas!
8 Ai de nós! Quem nos livrarÔ das mãos desses deuses poderosos? São os deuses que feriram os egípcios com toda espécie de pragas, no deserto.
9 Sejam fortes, filisteus! Sejam homens, ou vocĆŖs se tornarĆ£o escravos dos hebreus, assim como eles foram escravos de vocĆŖs. Sejam homens e lutem!ā€
10 Então os filisteus lutaram, e Israel foi derrotado; cada homem fugiu para a sua tenda. O massacre foi muito grande: Israel perdeu trinta mil homens de infantaria.
11 A arca de Deus foi tomada, e os dois filhos de Eli, Hofni e Fineias, morreram.

A Morte de Eli

12 Naquele mesmo dia um benjamita correu da linha de batalha até Siló, com as roupas rasgadas e terra na cabeça.
13 Quando ele chegou, Eli estava sentado em sua cadeira, ao lado da estrada. Estava preocupado, pois em seu coração temia pela arca de Deus. O homem entrou na cidade, contou o que havia acontecido, e a cidade começou a gritar.
14 Eli ouviu os gritos e perguntou: ā€œO que significa esse tumulto?ā€O homem correu para contar tudo a Eli.
15 Eli tinha noventa e oito anos de idade e seus olhos estavam imóveis; ele jÔ não conseguia enxergar.
16 O homem lhe disse: ā€œAcabei de chegar da linha de batalha; fugi de lĆ” hoje mesmoā€.Eli perguntou: ā€œO que aconteceu, meu filho?ā€
17 O mensageiro respondeu: ā€œIsrael fugiu dos filisteus, e houve uma grande matanƧa entre os soldados. TambĆ©m os seus dois filhos, Hofni e Fineias, estĆ£o mortos, e a arca de Deus foi tomadaā€.
18 Quando ele mencionou a arca de Deus, Eli caiu da cadeira para trÔs, ao lado do portão, quebrou o pescoço e morreu, pois era velho e pesado. Ele liderou Israel durante quarenta anos.
19 Sua nora, a mulher de Fineias, estava grÔvida e perto de dar à luz. Quando ouviu a notícia de que a arca de Deus havia sido tomada e que seu sogro e seu marido estavam mortos, entrou em trabalho de parto e deu à luz, mas não resistiu às dores do parto.
20 Enquanto morria, as mulheres que a ajudavam disseram: ā€œNĆ£o se desespere; vocĆŖ teve um meninoā€. Mas ela nĆ£o respondeu nem deu atenção.
21 Ela deu ao menino o nome de Icabode,[a] e disse: ā€œA glória se foi de Israelā€, porque a arca fora tomada e porque o sogro e o marido haviam morrido.
22 E ainda acrescentou: ā€œA glória se foi de Israel, pois a arca de Deus foi tomadaā€.

1 Samuel 4 Commentary

Chapter 4

The Israelites overcome by the Philistines. (1-9) The ark taken. (10,11) The death of Eli. (12-18) The birth of Ichabod. (19-22)

Verses 1-9 Israel is smitten before the Philistines. Sin, the accursed thing, was in the camp, and gave their enemies all the advantage they could wish for. They own the hand of God in their trouble; but, instead of submitting, they speak angrily, as not aware of any just provocation they had given him. The foolishness of man perverts his way, and then his heart frets against the Lord, Pr. 19:3 , and finds fault with him. They supposed that they could oblige God to appear for them, by bringing the ark into their camp. Those who have gone back in the life of religion, sometimes discover great fondness for the outward observances of it, as if those would save them; and as if the ark, God's throne, in the camp, would bring them to heaven, though the world and the flesh are on the throne in the heart.

Verses 10-11 The taking of the ark was a great judgment upon Israel, and a certain token of God's displeasure. Let none think to shelter themselves from the wrath of God, under the cloak of outward profession.

Verses 12-18 The defeat of the army was very grievous to Eli as a judge; the tidings of the death of his two sons, to whom he had been so indulgent, and who, as he had reason to fear, died impenitent, touched him as a father; yet there was a greater concern on his spirit. And when the messenger concluded his story with, "The ark of God is taken," he is struck to the heart, and died immediately. A man may die miserably, yet not die eternally; may come to an untimely end, yet the end be peace.

Verses 19-22 The wife of Phinehas seems to have been a person of piety. Her dying regret was for the loss of the ark, and the departure of the glory from Israel. What is any earthly joy to her that feels herself dying? No joy but that which is spiritual and divine, will stand in any stead then; death is too serious a thing to admit the relish of any earthly joy. What is it to one that is lamenting the loss of the ark? What pleasure can we take in our creature comforts and enjoyments, if we want God's word and ordinances; especially if we want the comfort of his gracious presence, and the light of his countenance? If God go, the glory goes, and all good goes. Woe unto us if he depart! But though the glory is withdrawn from one sinful nation, city, or village after another, yet it shall never depart altogether, but shines forth in one place when eclipsed in another.

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Footnotes 1

  • [a] "Icabode " significa "glória nenhuma."

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 4

This chapter is a narrative of a war between Israel and the Philistines, in the time of Samuel, and of the consequences of it. In the first battle, the Philistines had the better of the Israelites, which caused the latter to inquire into the reason of it, and who proposed to fetch the ark of the Lord, and did, to repair their loss, and prepare for a second battle, in which they hoped to succeed, and which struck a panic into their enemies, 1Sa 4:1-7, who yet encouraged and stirred up one another to behave in a courageous manner, and victory a second time was on their side, a great number of the Israelites were slain, among whom were Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, and the ark of God was taken, 1Sa 4:8-11, the news of which being brought to Eli, he fell back and died, 1Sa 4:12-18 and to his daughter-in-law, who upon it fell into labour, and died also, 1Sa 4:19-22.

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