1 Samuel 5:8 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 5:8

So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel.

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ASV

They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel thither.

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The lords of the Philistines - The word סרני sarney, which we translate lords, is rendered by the Chaldee טורני tureney, tyrants. The Syriac is the same. By the Vulgate and Septuagint, satrapae, satraps. Palestine was divided into five satrapies: Ashdod, Ekron, Askelon, Gath, and Gaza. See Jos 13:8. But these were all federates and acted under one general government, for which they assembled in council.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Whether their curiosity led them to open it, and to read what was written with the finger of God on the two tables of stone that were in it, we are not told; perhaps they looked no further than the golden outside and the cherubim that covered it, like children that are more affected with the fine binding of their bibles than with the precious matter contained in them.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּ	vai.yish.le.Chu	and they sent	H7971 →
וַיַּאַסְפוּ֩	vai.ya.'as.Fu	and they gathered	H622 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
סַרְנֵ֨י	sar.Nei	[the] rulers of	H5633 →
פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים	fe.lish.Tim	[the] Philistines	H6430 →
אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם	'a.lei.Hem	to them	H413 →
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	vai.yo.me.Ru	and they said	H559 →
מַֽה־	mah-	what?	H4100 →
נַּעֲשֶׂ֗ה	na.'a.Seh	will we do	H6213 →
לַֽאֲרוֹן֙	la.'a.rOn	to [the] ark of	H727 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י	'e.lo.Hei	[the] God of	H430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ	vai.Yo.me.Ru	and they said	H559 →
גַּ֣ת	gat	Gath	H1661 →
יִסֹּ֔ב	yi.So	let it go round	H5437 →
אֲר֖וֹן	'a.Ron	[the] ark of	H727 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י	'e.lo.Hei	[the] God of	H430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וַיַּסֵּ֕בּוּ	vai.yas.Se.bu	and they brought round	H5437 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲר֖וֹן	'a.Ron	[the] ark of	H727 →
אֱלֹהֵ֥י	'e.lo.Hei	[the] God of	H430 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →

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Through
Zechariah 12:3
On that day, when all the nations of the earth gather against her, I will make Jerusalem a heavy stone for all the peoples; all who would heave it away will be severely injured.
leads to
- Matthew 21:44
  He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
- Zechariah 14:2–4
  For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the…
- Daniel 2:34–35
  As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.
- Luke 20:18
  Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”
Through
Amos 6:2
Cross over to Calneh and see; go from there to the great Hamath; then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Is their territory larger than yours?
leads to
- Nahum 3:8
  Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water?
- Genesis 10:10
  His kingdom began in Babylon, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Through
1 Samuel 17:4
Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height,
leads to
- Joshua 11:22
  No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.
Through
1 Samuel 5:11
Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 5:6
  Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.

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