1 Samuel 5:1
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ha'ezer unto Ashdod.
Leeser Tanakh
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 none of the 'Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gazzah, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained some.
1 Samuel 4:1And the word of Samuel became known to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ha'ezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
1 Samuel 4:17And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath also been a great slaughter among the people, and also thy two sons, Chophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God hath been taken.
1 Samuel 6:1And the ark of the Lord was in the fields of the Philistines seven months.
Psalms 78:61And he gave up his strength unto captivity, and his glory into the adversary's hand.
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 →