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He also gave his people over to the sword, And was angry with his inheritance.
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A Specific, Devastating Defeat
Commentators unanimously identify this verse with the catastrophic battle against the Philistines recorded in 1 Samuel 4:10. In a single event, God allowed 30,000 of His people to be killed by the sword. This wasn't a random defeat; it was a direct act of divine judgment following the loss of the Ark of the Covenant.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He gave his people over also to the sword - When the ark was taken (1 Samuel 4:10). Thirty thousand of the children of Israel fe…
19th Century
Baptist
But turned back, and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers: they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. For they provoked him to anger with th…
16th Century
Protestant
And he shut up his people to the sword. Other parts of the calamity that befell Israel in the time of the high priest Eli are mentioned he…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He gave his people over also to the sword To those that kill with the sword, as the Targum; that is, to the Philisti…
After the Israelites were settled in Canaan, their children were like their fathers. God gave them his testimonies, but they turned back. Presumptu…
