1 Samuel 4:6
in 1 Samuel 4On hearing the noise of the shout, the Philistines asked, “What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?” And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp,
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ASV
And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of Jehovah was come into the camp.
KJV
And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 4
Commentary
7 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
In short, the shout raised in the Hebrew camp, on the arrival of the ark, indicated very plainly the prevalence among the Israelites at this time of a belief in national deities--whose influence was local, and whose interest was especially exerted in behalf of the people who adored them.
This site's exposition
raised such a great shout that it shook the ground
on 1 Samuel 4:5-6
When the ark enters the camp, Israel raises such a shout that “it shook the ground”. Israel treats the noise and the ark as enough in themselves and never asks whether the Lord goes with them in favor or under judgment. The Philistines hear the shout from their own lines and learn that “the ark of the LORD had entered the camp” before the fighting resumes.
This site's exposition
On hearing the noise of the shout
The Philistines call Israel the Hebrews, the name foreign nations used for them. Albert Barnes pointed to Exodus 1:15 and 2:6, where Egyptians use the same name. The shout told the enemy that the ark had come.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church2 voices
And the Philistines heard the sound of the cry. The fame of the Lord's preaching spoke even to the knowledge of the gentiles.
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistCommentary on 1 Kings, Book 3, Chapter 2 · Written before 604.
proposed
8. Indeed the Philistines hear the sound of the land and the shouting of the camps, because those who in the holy Church have been refreshed by the cup of the Holy Spirit recognize both the talkativeness and the vain devotion of Jewish perfidy. And because they hold their estimation in the contempt of derision, it is added: (Vers. 6, 7.) And they recognized that the ark of the Lord had come into the camp, and the Philistines were afraid, saying: God has come into the camp, and they groaned.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Of the Hebrews - This was the name by which the Israelites were known to foreign nations (compare Exo 1:15; Exo 2:6).
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ | vaiyishmeu | and they heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ | felishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| ק֣וֹל | kol | [the] sound of | H6963 → | 506 times |
| הַתְּרוּעָ֔ה | hateruah | the shout | H8643 → | 36 times |
| וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | vaiyomeru | and they said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| מֶ֠ה | meh | what? | H4100 → | 752 times |
| ק֣וֹל | kol | [is] [the] sound of | H6963 → | 506 times |
| הַתְּרוּעָ֧ה | hateruah | the shout | H8643 → | 36 times |
| הַגְּדוֹלָ֛ה | hagedolah | <the> great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| הַזֹּ֖את | hazot | <the> this | H2063 → | 603 times |
| בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה | bemachaneh | in [the] camp of | H4264 → | 215 times |
| הָעִבְרִ֑ים | haivrim | the Hebrews | H5680 → | 34 times |
| וַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּ | vaiyedeu | and they knew | H3045 → | 945 times |
| כִּ֚י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֲר֣וֹן | ʾaron | [the] ark of | H727 → | 202 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בָּ֖א | ba' | it had come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | into | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃ | hamachaneh | the camp | H4264 → | 215 times |
וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּand they heard
vaiyishmeuH8085 →1159 times
פְלִשְׁתִּים֙[the] Philistines
felishtimH6430 →287 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
ק֣וֹל[the] sound of
kolH6963 →506 times
הַתְּרוּעָ֔הthe shout
hateruahH8643 →36 times
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they said
vaiyomeruH559 →5305 times
מֶ֠הwhat?
mehH4100 →752 times
ק֣וֹל[is] [the] sound of
kolH6963 →506 times
הַתְּרוּעָ֧הthe shout
hateruahH8643 →36 times
הַגְּדוֹלָ֛ה<the> great
hagedolahH1419 →526 times
הַזֹּ֖את<the> this
hazotH2063 →603 times
בְּמַחֲנֵ֣הin [the] camp of
bemachanehH4264 →215 times
הָעִבְרִ֑יםthe Hebrews
haivrimH5680 →34 times
וַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּand they knew
vaiyedeuH3045 →945 times
כִּ֚יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֲר֣וֹן[the] ark of
ʾaronH727 →202 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בָּ֖אit had come
ba'H935 →2568 times
אֶל־into
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃the camp
hamachanehH4264 →215 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
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About 1 Samuel
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Samuel; Gregory the Dialogist, Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 3, Chapter 2; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).