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A Prolonged Punishment
Commentator Matthew Henry views the seven-month period as a prolonged punishment for the Philistines. He suggests their suffering was extended because they refused to return the ark sooner, drawing a parallel to how sinners can prolong their own misery by refusing to part with their sins.
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John Gill
On 1 Samuel 6:1
17th Century
Pastor
And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months. ] Or "in the field" F3 of the Phil…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 6:1–9
17th Century
Minister
For seven months, the Philistines were punished with the presence of the ark; it was a plague to them for all that time because they would not send…