1 Samuel 7:2 KJV,ASV

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 1 Samuel 7:1-12

1 Samuel REPENTANCE AND VICTORY 1Sa_7:1 - 1Sa_7:12 . The ark had spread disaster in Philistia and Beth-shemesh, and the willingness of the men of Kirjath-jearim to receive it was a token of their devotion. They must have been in some measure free from idolatry and penetrated with reverence. The name of the city City of the Woods , like our Woodville suggests the situation of the little town, ‘bosomed high in tufted trees,’ where the ark lay for so long, apparently without sacrifices, and... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:1-4

Rashness Punished; Reverence Blessed 1 Samuel 6:13-21 ; 1 Samuel 7:1-4 The new cart, with its precious burden, must have come upon the men of Beth-shemesh like an apparition. The Ark was welcomed by them, after its seven months of absence, with great joy. But privilege entails responsibility; and their wanton curiosity and irreverence could not be permitted. Reverence for God Himself demanded the most careful behavior toward the Ark of His Presence, and when this was lacking, swift judgment... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 7:1-17

The Ark found its resting place temporarily at Gibeah, in the house of Abinadab. A dark period of twenty years is passed over without detailed record. It would seem that during all that time Israel was under Philistine rule, without any definite center of worship; for while the Ark was resting in the house of an individual, the Tabernacle was in all probability dismantled. During this period Samuel was advancing from youth to manhood and approaching the hour of his leadership. This period was... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:1-17

The Ark with Abinadab 1 Samuel 7:1-17 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We cover a period of twenty years, in which the Ark was in the care of the House of Abinadab, under the charge of his son, Eleazar. We wish to emphasize just one thing: The sanctifying of Eleazar to keep the Ark. 1. The fuller meaning of the word "sanctified." The Philistines had suffered at the hands of the Ark, because they were defiled with iniquity. For this cause the Ark meant disaster, and not blessing. The same Lord who is... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 7:2-4

Chapter 7. Samuel Successfully Begins His Public Ministry And Establishes His Rule Over Israel Under YHWH, Finally Driving The Philistines Back To Their Own Territory And ‘Judging’ Israel From Then On (1 Samuel 7:3-17 ). Once Samuel had grown to manhood he began his ministry and called on Israel to turn to YHWH from all their idolatry, something which met with great success. The people were tired of being subservient to the Philistines. Eventually, satisfied with their genuineness he called... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 7:2-17

1 Samuel 7:2-Esther : . Samuel as Judge.— Philistines subdued by Divine intervention; probably an ideal picture, by the Deuteronomic writer, of the happy results of Israel’ s repentance and Samuel’ s piety— peace, victory, and orthodoxy. The section is the typical form of the Deuteronomic accounts of the Judges— apostasy, oppression, repentance, deliverance. The statements that the Philistines ceased to invade Israel, and that the Israelites recovered the Philistine cities from Ekron to Gath,... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 7:2

The ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, and was not carried to Shiloh, its former place, either because that place was destroyed by the Philistines when the ark was taken, as may be gathered from this history, compared with Jeremiah 7:12,Jeremiah 7:14; Jeremiah 26:6,Jeremiah 26:9; or because God would hereby punish the wickedness, either of that particular place of Shiloh, or of the people of Israel, by keeping it in a private and obscure place, and that near to the Philistines, whither the generality... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:1-2

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—1 Samuel 7:1. “The house of Abinadab,” etc. “Why the ark was not carried back to Shiloh is uncertain. The reason may be that the Philistines had conquered Shiloh, and now held it, as Ewald supposes; or it may be that, without a special revelation of the Divine will, they were unwilling to carry the ark back to the place whence it had been removed by a judgment of God, in consequence of the profanation of the Sanctuary by the sons of Eli (Keil); or simply that the... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - 1 Samuel 7:2-5

Three Decisive Steps March 8th, 1891 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord. And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 7:1-17

Chapter 7And so the men of Kirjathjearim came, and they took the ark of the Lord; and they brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill, and sanctified Eleazar the son to keep the ark of the Lord. And it came to pass, while the ark was there at Kirjathjearim, it was there for a long time; for twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord. And Samuel spake to all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange... read more