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1 Samuel 4:7 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 4 · verse 7
And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.1 Samuel 4:7 · King James Version
1 Samuel 4:7 in context
5And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
6And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp.
7And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
8Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
9Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- PhilistinesPᵉlishtîya Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethH6430 →
- heretoforeʼethmôwlheretoforeH865 →
- heretoforeshilshôwmtreblyH8032 →
- afraidyârêʼto fearH3372 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- comebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
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The first words of this paragraph, which relate to Samuel, that his word came to all Israel, seem not to have any reference to the following story, as if it was by any direction of his that the Israelites went out against the Philistines.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-9