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Selected Verse: 1 Samuel 6:3 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Sa 6:3 |
Strong Concordance |
And they said [0559], If ye send away [07971] the ark [0727] of the God [0430] of Israel [03478], send [07971] it not empty [07387]; but in any wise [07725] return [07725] him a trespass offering [0817]: then ye shall be healed [07495], and it shall be known [03045] to you why his hand [03027] is not removed [05493] from you. |
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King James |
And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| Send it not empty - See the marginal references. The pagan idea of appeasing the gods with gifts, and the scriptural idea of expressing penitence, allegiance, or love to God, by gifts and offerings to His glory and to the comfort of our fellow worshippers, coincide in the practical result. |
| The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
then ye
Contrast (Heb 9:22). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| It shall be known - You shall understand, what is hitherto doubtful, whether he was the author of these calamities, and why they continued so long upon you. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
Send it not empty - As it appears ye have trespassed against him, send him an offering for this trespass.
Why his hand is not removed - The sense is, If you send him a trespass-offering, and ye be cured, then ye shall know why his judgments have not been taken away from you previously to this offering.
It is a common opinion, says Calmet, among all people, that although the Supreme Being needs nothing of his creatures, yet he requires that they should consecrate to him all that they have; for the same argument that proves his independence, infinitude, and self-sufficiency, proves our dependence, and the obligation we are under to acknowledge him by offering him due marks of our gratitude and submission. Such sentiments were common among all people; and God himself commands his people not to appear before him without an offering, Exo 23:15 : None shall appear before me empty. |
22 And [2532] almost [4975] all things [3956] are [2511] by [2596] the law [3551] purged [2511] with [1722] blood [129]; and [2532] without [5565] shedding of blood [130] is [1096] no [3756] remission [859].
15 Thou shalt keep [08104] the feast [02282] of unleavened bread [04682]: (thou shalt eat [0398] unleavened bread [04682] seven [07651] days [03117], as I commanded [06680] thee, in the time appointed [04150] of the month [02320] Abib [024]; for in it thou camest out [03318] from Egypt [04714]: and none shall appear [07200] before [06440] me empty [07387]:)