1 Samuel 5:8
“They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them,.... The other four lords, for there were…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The “lords” (see Jdg 3:3) were very unwilling to give up their triumph, and, with the common pagan superstition,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The lords of the Philistines - The word סרני sarney, which we translate lords, is rendered by the Chaldee טורני tureney,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 5:6-12
The downfall of Dagon (if the people had made a good use of it, and had been brought by it to repent of their idolatries…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
all the lords of the Philistines A peculiar term Serenis used exclusively to denote the five -lords" who ruled in the…
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