In this great revival of true religion, the ark was neither removed to Shiloh, nor placed with the tabernacle any where else. This disregard to the Levitical institutions showed that their typical meaning formed their chief use; and when that was overlooked, they became a lifeless service, not to be compared with repentance, faith, and the love of God and man.
Bible Commentary
1 Samuel 7:13-17
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 7:13-17
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · Matthew Henry · CC0 1.0 Universal
Recommended reading
More for 1 Samuel 7:13-17
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
The Pulpit Commentary on 1 Samuel 7:1-171 Samuel 7:1-17 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION 1 Samuel 7:1 At Kirjath-jearim the people reverently undertook the charge of the ark, and carried out their arrangements so carefully that no further calamity occurred. On its arrival they placed it in the ho…The Defeat of the Philistines. (b. c. 1092.)1 Samuel 7:13-17 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE DEFEAT OF THE PHILISTINES. (B. C. 1092.) We have here a short account of the further good services that Samuel did to Israel. Having parted them from their idols, and brought them home to their God, he had put them…
commentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on 1 Samuel 7:1-17EXPOSITION 1 Samuel 7:1 At Kirjath-jearim the people reverently undertook the charge of the ark, and carried out their arrangements so carefully that no further calamity occurred. On its arrival they placed it in the ho…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Defeat of the Philistines. (b. c. 1092.)THE DEFEAT OF THE PHILISTINES. (B. C. 1092.) We have here a short account of the further good services that Samuel did to Israel. Having parted them from their idols, and brought them home to their God, he had put them…Matthew Henry