The taking of the ark was a great judgment upon Israel, and a certain token of God's displeasure. Let none think to shelter themselves from the wrath of God, under the cloak of outward profession.
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1 Samuel 4:10-11
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 4:10-11
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commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on 1 Samuel 4:1-22EXPOSITION 1 Samuel 4:1 And the word of Samuel... all Israel. This clause is rightly connected with the foregoing verse of the previous chapter in the Syriac and Vulgate. Attached to the fourth chapter, it gives a wrong…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Defeat of the Israelites. (b. c. 1120.)THE DEFEAT OF THE ISRAELITES. (B. C. 1120.) Here is a short account of the issue of this battle. I. Israel was smitten, the army dispersed and totally routed, not retiring into the camp, as before (1 Samuel 4:2) when th…Matthew Henry