1 Samuel 5:1
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Abenezer to Azotus.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
In Context
Cross References
Joshua 11:22There was not any one left of the Enakim by the children of Israel, only there was left of them in Gaza, and in Gath, and in Aseldo.
1 Samuel 4:1And it came to pass in those days that the Philistines + 4:1 Gr. gather.gathered themselves together against Israel to war; and Israel went out to meet them and encamped at Aben-ezer, and the Philistines encamped in Aphec.
1 Samuel 4:17And the young man answered and said, The men of Israel fled from the face of the Philistines, and there was a great slaughter among the people, and both thy sons are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
1 Samuel 6:1And the ark was seven months in the country of the Philistines, and their land brought forth swarms of mice.
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 →