1 Samuel 4 - Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible

The ark taken.

The taking of the ark was a great judgment upon Israel, and a certain token of God's displeasure. Let none think to shelter themselves from the wrath of God, under the cloak of outward profession. (1Sa 4:12-18)

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