1 Samuel 4 · Geneva Bible Notes (1560) · Commentaries (Good Books Free)

¹ ^/ From the departure of the Israelites out of Egypt, vnto the time of Samuel are about 390 yere.

¹ ^/ Or, stone of helpe, chap. 7, 12.

¹ ^! Israel is ouercome by the Philistims.

³ ^a For it may seme that this warre was vndertaken by Samuels commandement.

⁴ ^! They do set the Arke, wherefore the Philistims do feare.

⁴ ^b For he vsed to appeare to the Israelites betwene the Cherubims ouer the Arke of the couenant, Exod. 25, vers. 17.

⁷ ^c Before we sought against men, and now God is come to fight against vs.

⁸ ^d For in the red Sea in the wildernes the Egyptians were destroyed, which was the last of all his plagues.

¹⁰ ^! The Arke of the Lord is taken.

¹⁰ ^e Dauid alluding to this place {Psal 77,63} saieth they were consumed with fire: meaning they were sodenly destroyed.

¹¹ ^! Eli and his children dye.

¹² ^f In token of sorrowe and mourning.

¹³ ^g Lest it shulde be taken of the enemies.

¹⁷ ^h According, as God had afore said.

¹⁸ ^/ Or, gouerned.

¹⁹ ^! The death of the wife of Phinehas the sonne of Eli.

¹⁹ ^/ Or, to crye out.

¹⁹ ⁱ And setled her body toward her trauel.

²¹ ^/ Or, No glorie, or where is the glorie.

²² ^k She vttered her great sorrowe by repeting her wordes.

Geneva Bible Notes (1560)1 Samuel 4