1st Samuel Chapter 5 verse 11 Holy Bible
They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that is slay us not, and our people. For there was a deadly discomfiture throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
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So they sent and got together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its place, so that it may not be the cause of death to us and to our people: for there was a great fear of death through all the town; the hand of God was very hard on them there.
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And they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it kill us not, and our people. For there was deadly alarm throughout the city: the hand of God was very heavy there;
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So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
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So they sent and convened all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
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They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it not kill us and our people. For there was a deadly confusion throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
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And they send and gather all the princes of the Philistines, and say, `Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and it turneth back to its place, and it doth not put us to death -- and our people;' for there hath been a deadly destruction throughout all the city, very heavy hath the hand of God been there,
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) Send away the ark.--The lords of the Philistines were a long time before they could make up their minds to get rid of this deadly trophy of their victory. They had grown up with an undefined awe of the "golden chest," which, as they supposed, had so often in the days of the famous Hebrew conqueror, Joshua, led the armies of Israel to victory; and now at last it was their own. It was indeed a sore trouble for them to yield it up to their enemies again; to see the historical sacred treasure of Israel, so long veiled in awful mystery, at the feet of their fish-god idol, was a perpetual renewal for Philistia of the glorious triumph of Aphek, which avenged so many years of bitter humiliation. The plague and misery which afflicted the cities of Philistia in the day when the sacred Ark dwelt an unhonoured guest in their midst suggest many and grave thoughts. Is there not an unseen power ever protecting God's institutions, His ordinances, and His ritual, the sacred House dedicated to His solemn worship, the vessels of the sanctuary, the very lands and gold consecrated to His service, even though all these things, owing to the faults and errors of His servants, have lost apparently their holy and beneficial influence over the hearts and homes of men?Does not this old loved story warn rash and careless souls against laying rough hands on any ark of the Lord, though the ark in question seem to be abandoned by God, and destitute of power and dignity?Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThen [the Ekronites] assembledוַיַּאַסְפ֜וּ (way·ya·’as·p̄ū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, removeallכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everythe rulersסַרְנֵ֣י (sar·nê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 5633: An axle, a peerof the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים (p̄ə·liš·tîm)Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistiaand said,וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (way·yō·mə·rū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 559: To utter, say“Send awayוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּ (way·yiš·lə·ḥū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 7971: To send away, for, outthe arkאֲר֨וֹן (’ă·rō·wn)Noun - common singular constructStrong's 727: A chest, arkof the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י (’ĕ·lō·hê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativeof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descIt must returnוְיָשֹׁ֣ב (wə·yā·šōḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singularStrong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, againto its place,לִמְקֹמ֔וֹ (lim·qō·mōw)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a conditionso that it will notוְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nokillיָמִ֥ית (yā·mîṯ)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 4191: To die, to killusאֹתִ֖י (’ō·ṯî)Direct object marker | first person common singularStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative caseand our people!”עַמִּ֑י (‘am·mî)Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flockForכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctiona deadlyמָ֙וֶת֙ (mā·weṯ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruinconfusionמְהֽוּמַת־ (mə·hū·maṯ-)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 4103: Tumult, confusion, disquietude, discomfiturehad pervadedהָיְתָ֤ה (hā·yə·ṯāh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bethe city;הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5892: Excitementthe handיַ֥ד (yaḏ)Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 3027: A handof Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativewas heavyכָּבְדָ֥ה (kā·ḇə·ḏāh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 3513: To be heavy, weighty, or burdensomeupon it.שָֽׁם׃ (šām)AdverbStrong's 8033: There, then, thitherJump to PreviousArk City Confusion Deadly Hand Israel Kill Lords Philistines Slay Throughout Together
