1 Samuel 6:21
“And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim,.... Which was a city further on in the tribe of Judah, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Kirjath-jearim - See Jos 9:17 note. It has been thought that there was a high place at Kirjath-jearim (the hill, 1Sa…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
To the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim - They wished the ark away out of their village, but why they sent to this city…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 6:19-21
Here is, 1. The sin of the men of Beth-shemesh: They looked into the ark of the Lord, Sa1 6:19. Every Israelite had…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Kirjath-jearim i.e. "city of forests," originally belonged to the Gibeonites (Jos 9:17), and was one of the frontier…
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