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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 5:11 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
1Sa 5:11	King James	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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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
they sent--that is, the magistrates of Ekron.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

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

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
The city - In every city, where the ark of God came.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

The city - In every city, where the ark of God came.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
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.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

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.

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