And the ark of God was taken. —The bare fact, without comment or note, is given of this, the greatest calamity that had y…

And the ark of God was taken
By the Philistines; which was suffered partly as a punishment to the Israelites, for fetching it …

The taking of the ark was a great judgment upon Israel, and a sure sign of God's displeasure. Let no one think to shelter themselves from the wrath…