1 Samuel 4:22

1 Samuel 4:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
• New International Version (NIV)She said, “The Glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And she said, "The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.”

Context of 1 Samuel 4:22

20She was dying. The women who were helping her said, ‘Do not be afraid. You have given birth to a son!’ But this did not make her happy. She did not answer them. 21She called the boy's name Ichabod, because she said, ‘God's glory has gone away from Israel.’ She said this because the Philistines had taken away God's Covenant Box, and because her husband and his father had died. She said, ‘God's glory has gone away from Israel because the Covenant Box has gone.’

1 Samuel 4:22 word by word

וַתֹּ֕אמֶר גָּלָ֥ה כָב֖וֹד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֥י נִלְקַ֖ח אֲר֥וֹן הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And she saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• The gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• is departedגָּלָהgâlâh · to reveal: removeH1540
• from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• for the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• is takenלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 4:22

• Psalms 137:5Jerusalem, I never want to forget you. I would rather lose my right hand!
• John 2:17His disciples remembered what it says in the Bible: ‘My love for your house burns inside me like a fire.’

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 4:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The lesson of the ruin brought upon Churches by the covetousness and profligacy of their priests, which is here taught us so forcibly, and which has been again and again illustrated in Jews and Christians, is too solemn and important to be overlooked. When the glory of holiness departs from what should be a holy community, the glory of God‘s presence has already departed, and the outward tokens of His protection may be expected to depart soon likewise…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-22Verses 19-22 The wife of Phinehas seems to have been a person of piety. Her dying regret was for the loss of the ark, and the departure of the glory from Israel. What is any earthly joy to her that feels herself dying? No joy but that which is spiritual and divine, will stand in any stead then; death is too serious a thing to admit the relish of any earthly joy. What is it to one that is lamenting the loss of the ark? What pleasure can we take in our…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-22The crisis with the ark of the covenant showed Israel needed Samuel's leadership. It also fulfilled prophecies about Eli and his sons (1 Samuel 3:11–14).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 4:22

• Ark
• Judgments
• Parents
• Patriotism

In the dictionaries

• God
• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Glory
• Ichabod
• Mean
• Pain
• Philistines

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings