Now the Philistines had taken God’s ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Now the Philistines had taken God’s ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

  • KJV King James Version

    And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.

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Cross-references (9)

Passages linked to 1 Samuel 5:1 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • 1 Samuel 7:12 Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, “Yahweh helped us until now.”
  • 1 Samuel 4:1 The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
  • Joshua 13:3 from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, which is counted as Canaanite; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim,
  • 1 Samuel 4:22 She said, “The glory has departed from Israel; for God’s ark has been taken.”
  • Joshua 11:22 There were none of the Anakim left in the land of the children of Israel. Only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, did some remain.
  • 1 Samuel 4:11 God’s ark was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
  • 1 Samuel 4:17-18 He who brought the news answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and God’s ark has been captured.” When he made mention of God’s ark, Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck broke, and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.
  • Acts 8:40 But Philip was found at Azotus. Passing through, he preached the Good News to all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.
  • Psalms 78:61 and delivered his strength into captivity, his glory into the adversary’s hand.

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Explain this verse (22 sources)

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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Which was one of the five principal cities of…

Which was one of the five principal cities of the Philistines.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 5:1 And the Philistines took the ark of…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Quest. Why were not they immediately killed, who touched…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain Here is, I. The Philistines' triumph over the ark,…
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the Philistines took the ark of God,.... Which…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain The Philistines carry the ark into the temple of…
Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain The Philistines set up the ark in the temple…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Sa 5:1. The Philistines took the ark of God…
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Azotus, one of the principal cities of the Philistines.…
Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures 1864 · Public Domain III. The Ark and the Philistines. 1Sa_5:1 to 1Sa_7:1
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain THE ARK OF GOD AMONG THE PHILISTINES, 1Sa_5:1-12.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain Ch. 1Sa_5:1-12. Chastisement of the Philistines for the Removal…
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (1) The Philistines took the ark of God.—The sacred…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain THE ARK OF GOD IN PHILISTIA (vers. 1-12).
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain And the Philistines took the ark of God and…
The Expositor's Bible 1887 · Public Domain 1Sa_5:1-12; 1Sa_6:1-21
The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary 1892 · Public Domain 1Sa_5:1. “Ashdod.” One of the five Philistine satrapies, about…
J. R. Dummelow 1909 · Public Domain The Ark among the Philistines
Arno C. Gaebelein 1922 · Public Domain 6. The Ark in the Hands of the Philistines…
Paul E. Kretzmann 1924 · Public Domain The Ark in Ashdod.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 This word marks the beginning of a new part…
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 5:1 Ebenezer: See study note on 4:1b. • Ashdod,…

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