1 Samuel 5:11 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

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.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

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

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the
Philistines
As the men of Ash…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

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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