1 Samuel 4:7
“And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore .”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the Philistines were afraid,.... When the spies returned, and reported to them the reason of the shouting:
for…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
God is come into the camp - They took for granted, as did the Israelites, that his presence was inseparable from his ark…
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…