1 Samuel 6:1
in 1 Samuel 6When the ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines seven months,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the ark of Jehovah was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
KJV
And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 6
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months. Or "in the field" (c) of the Philistines; hence Procopius Gazaeus observes, that none of the cities daring to receive the ark, they left it without under the open air, so thinking they should be delivered from their calamity.
This site's exposition
in the land of the Philistines seven months
on 1 Samuel 6:1-3
The ark spends seven months among the Philistines before they summon “the priests and diviners” to ask what to do with it. Their answer echoes Israel's own law: send it back with “a guilt offering”, and they will learn “why His hand has not been lifted from you”. The priests never name the Lord, yet they fear him.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church2 voices
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistCommentary on 1 Kings, Book 3, Chapter 4 · Written before 604.
proposed
1. What do these seven months signify, if not the entire length of the present life? Although the Azotites and Ekronites cried out, "Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried around, and let the ark of God not remain among us," nevertheless the truth of the sacred history tells us — that we may recognize in the type of the holy Church — that the ark of God was in the region of the Philistines for seven months.
Therefore the ark of the Lord was in the region of the Philistines for seven months. Seven often expresses the universality of any matter, either of time, or number, or surely the fullness of spiritual grace. But the month, which is varied by the increase …
The words behind it
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֧י | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| אֲרוֹן־ | ʾaron- | [the] ark of | H727 → | 202 times |
| יְהוָ֛ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בִּשְׂדֵ֥ה | bisdeh | in [the] region of | H7704 → | 334 times |
| פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | felishtim | [the] Philistines | H6430 → | 287 times |
| שִׁבְעָ֥ה | shivah | seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ | chodashim | months | H2320 → | 284 times |
וַיְהִ֧יand it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
אֲרוֹן־[the] ark of
ʾaron-H727 →202 times
יְהוָ֛הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בִּשְׂדֵ֥הin [the] region of
bisdehH7704 →334 times
פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים[the] Philistines
felishtimH6430 →287 times
שִׁבְעָ֥הseven
shivahH7651 →394 times
חֳדָשִֽׁים׃months
chodashimH2320 →284 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Samuel 5:3When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.
it leads to
- Isaiah 19:1
This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will…
- Isaiah 46:1–2
Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal.
- Isaiah 46:7
They lift it to their shoulder and carry it along; they set it in its place, and there it stands, not budging from that spot. They cry out to it, but it does not…
- Mark 3:11
And when the unclean spirits saw Him, they fell down before Him and cried out, “You are the Son of God!”
- Luke 10:18–20
So He told them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.
- Isaiah 19:1
Through
1 Samuel 5:1After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 7:12
Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
- 1 Samuel 4:1
Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.
- 1 Samuel 7:12
Through
Psalms 78:61He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary.
it leads to
- Psalms 132:8
Arise, O LORD, to Your resting place, You and the ark of Your strength.
- Psalms 132:8
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About 1 Samuel
This page draws on Bede, Commentary on Samuel; Gregory the Dialogist, Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 3, Chapter 4; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.