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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Send away the ark. —The lords of the Philistines took a long time to make up their minds to get rid of this deadly trophy of their…
John Gill
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So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the
Philistines
As the men of Ash…
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The hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Philistines; he not only convinced them of their folly, but severely chastised their insolence. Yet they wo…
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