1 Samuel 5:1

1 Samuel 5:1 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
• New Living Translation (NLT)After the Philistines captured the Ark of God, they took it from the battleground at Ebenezer to the town of Ashdod.

Context of 1 Samuel 5:1

And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben–ezer unto Ashdod. 2When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. 3And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.

1 Samuel 5:1 word by word

וּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙ לָֽקְח֔וּ אֵ֖ת אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיְבִאֻ֛הוּ מֵאֶ֥בֶן הָעֵ֖זֶר אַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃Read the interlinear

• And the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• it from Eben–ezerאֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר'eben hâ‛êzer · EbenezerH72
• unto Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹד'ashdôd · AshdodH795

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 5:1

• 1 Samuel 4:11And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
• Psalms 78:61And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy’s hand.
• 1 Samuel 4:1And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben–ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
• 1 Samuel 7:12Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben–ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.
• Joshua 11:22There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.
• Acts 8:40But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 5:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod - Ashdod or Azotus was one of the five satrapies or lordships of the Philistines.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Dagon is broken before the ark. (1-5) The Philistine smitten. (6-12) Verses 1-5 See the ark's triumph over Dagon. Thus the kingdom of Satan will certainly fall before the kingdom of Christ, error before truth, profaneness before godliness, and corruption before grace in the hearts of the faithful. When the interests of religion seem to be ready to sink, even then we may be confident that the day of their triumph will come. When Christ, the true Ark of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Ebenezer: See study note on 1 Samuel 4:1b. Ashdod was one of the five main Philistine cities (see 1 Samuel 6:17). It was on the same major trade route (the Great Trunk Road) as Aphek.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11Sa 5:1, 2. The Philistines Bring the Ark into the House of Dagon. 1. Ashdod--or Azotus, one of the five Philistine satrapies, and a place of great strength. It was an inland town, thirty-four miles north of Gaza, now called Esdud.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 5:1

• Ebenezer
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Ashdod
• God
• Philistines
• Ashdod, or Azotus
• Ashdod, Azotus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Eben-Ezer
• Dagon
• Destruction
• Ground

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 5

• 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