1 Samuel 5:11

So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sent	וַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּ vai.yish.le.Chu	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
together	וַיַּאַסְפ֜וּ vai.ya.'as.Fu	H622	to gather for any purpose · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
lords	סַרְנֵ֣י sar.Nei	H5633	an axle · noun, common masculine plural construct
Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים fe.lish.Tim	H6430	a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth · noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
said	וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ vai.yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
away	שַׁלְּח֞וּ sha.le.Chu	H7971	to send away · verb, piel imperative, 2nd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

1 Samuel 5:6 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts there…
1 Samuel 5:8-9 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? A…
Isaiah 13:7-9 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man’s heart shall melt:
Jeremiah 48:42-44 And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people, because he hath magnified himself against the LORD.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 5:6–end

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 and to humble themselves before the God of Israel and seek his face) might have prevented the vengeance which God here proceeds to take upon them for the indignities done to his ark, and their obstinate adherence to their idol, in defiance of the plainest conviction. Lord, when thy hand is lifted up they will not see, but they shall see, Isa 26:11. And, if they will not see the glory, they shall feel the weight, of God's hand, for so the Philistines did. The hand of the Lord was heavy upon them (Sa1 5:6), and he not only convinced them of their folly, but severely chastise…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 5:11

they sent--that is, the magistrates of Ekron.

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 5:11

Send away the ark - It appears that it had been received at Ekron, for there was a deadly destruction through the whole city. They therefore concluded that the ark should be sent back to Shiloh.

John Gill on 1 Samuel 5:11

So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines,.... As the men of Ashdod had done before on the same account, 1 Samuel 5:8. and said, send away the ark of the God of Israel; as these lords were united in their government, and made one common cause of it against Israel, one could not dispose of this capture without the consent of the rest; otherwise the lord of Ekron, with his princes, were clearly in it that it was right and best to send it away out of any of their principalities: and let it go again to its own place; to the land of Israel and Shiloh there, though to that it never returned more: that it slay us not, and our people; that is, all of them, for great numb…

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The Church Fathers

They sent therefore, and gathered all the satraps of the Philistines, etc. Many believers of the nations today, though not in words, say: Abandon the faith, and let it return to the children of Israel, so that at last, having cut us off, they may be grafted according to nature into their own olive tree. For it is better that the ignorant perish, than to be condemned for the transgression of faith, which we cannot keep, along with other sins.
— Bede, Commentary on Samuel

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Dictionary and topics

Ark Of The Covenant · Miracles connected with: Philistines plagued — Miracles connected with: Philistines plagued
Cities · Were frequently: Wasted by pestilence — Were frequently: Wasted by pestilence
Hemorrhoids · A disease with which the Philistines were afflicted — A disease with which the Philistines were afflicted
Philistines · Lords of — Lords of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Samuel 5:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 5:6–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 5:11

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 5:11

John Gill on 1 Samuel 5:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Samuel 5:11

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 5:6–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 5:11

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 5:11

John Gill on 1 Samuel 5:11

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 5:10–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 5:10

Rashi on 1 Samuel 5:11