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She named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.
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A Heart for God's Glory
Commentators emphasize the profound piety of Phinehas's wife. Despite the personal tragedy of losing her husband and father-in-law, her dying grief was for the loss of the Ark of God. Scholars note her focus was not on her family's downfall but on the departure of God's glory from Israel, demonstrating a heart that valued God's presence above all else.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Is departed — Properly, “is gone into captivity.”
19th Century
Anglican
The glory is departed from Israel. —This unique and detailed account of the death of the widow of Phinehas, the evil warrior-priest, the s…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And she named the child Ichabod Which some render, "where is the glory?" as in the margin of our Bibles; but it sign…
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The wife of Phinehas seems to have been a person of piety. Her dying regret was for the loss of the ark and the departure of the glory from Israel.…
