1 Samuel 5:1
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer to Ashdod.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
In Context
2And the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
Cross References
Joshua 11:22There were none of the Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel; only at Gazah, at Gath, and at Ashdod there remained.
1 Samuel 4:1And what Samuel had said happened to all Israel. And Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
1 Samuel 4:17And the messenger answered and said, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
1 Samuel 6:1And the ark of Jehovah was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
Psalms 78:61And gave his strength into captivity, and his glory into the hand of the oppressor;
Acts 8:40And Philip was found at Azotus, and passing through he announced the glad tidings to all the cities till he came to Caesarea.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 5:1
It is now time to enquire what has become of the ark of God; we cannot but think that we shall hear more of that sacred treasure. I should have thought the next news would have been that all Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, had gathered together as one man, with a resolution to bring it back, or die in the attempt; but we find not any motion made of that kind, so little was there of zeal or courage left among them. Nay, we do not find that they desired a treaty with the Philistines about the ransom of it, or offered… Read the whole commentary →