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1 Samuel 5:1 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 5 · verse 1
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.1 Samuel 5:1 · King James Version
1 Samuel 5:1 in context
1And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.
2When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
3And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- PhilistinesPᵉlishtîya Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethH6430 →
- EbenezerʼEben hâ-ʻÊzerEben-ha-Ezer, a place in PalestineH72 →
- broughtbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- AshdodʼAshdôwdAshdod, a place in PalestineH795 →
- tooklâqachto takeH3947 →
- arkʼârôwna boxH727 →
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Here is, I. The Philistines' triumph over the ark, which they were the more pleased, the more proud, to be now masters of, because before the battle they were possessed with a great fear of it, Sa1 4:7.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5