1 Samuel 4:6
“And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout,.... For it being so loud as to make the earth ring, it was heard…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Of the Hebrews - This was the name by which the Israelites were known to foreign nations (compare Exo 1:15; Exo 2:6).
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 4:1-9
The first words of this paragraph, which relate to Samuel, that his word came to all Israel, seem not to have any…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–19211 Samuel 4:6-9
Observe how vividly the successive emotions of the Philistines are painted: astonishment, when they heard the triumphant…