Geneva Bible Notes: 1 Samuel 4

1 Samuel 4:1 (/) From the departure of the Israelites out of Egypt, vnto the time of Samuel are about 390 yere.

1 Samuel 4:1 (/) Or, stone of helpe, chap. 7, 12.

1 Samuel 4:1 (!) Israel is ouercome by the Philistims.

1 Samuel 4:3 (a) For it may seme that this warre was vndertaken by Samuels commandement.

1 Samuel 4:4 (!) They do set the Arke, wherefore the Philistims do feare.

1 Samuel 4:4 (b) For he vsed to appeare to the Israelites betwene the Cherubims ouer the Arke of the couenant, Exod. 25, vers. 17.

1 Samuel 4:7 (c) Before we sought against men, and now God is come to fight against vs.

1 Samuel 4:8 (d) For in the red Sea in the wildernes the Egyptians were destroyed, which was the last of all his plagues.

1 Samuel 4:10 (!) The Arke of the Lord is taken.

1 Samuel 4:10 (e) Dauid alluding to this place {Psal 77,63} saieth they were consumed with fire: meaning they were sodenly destroyed.

1 Samuel 4:11 (!) Eli and his children dye.

1 Samuel 4:12 (f) In token of sorrowe and mourning.

1 Samuel 4:13 (g) Lest it shulde be taken of the enemies.

1 Samuel 4:17 (h) According, as God had afore said.

1 Samuel 4:18 (/) Or, gouerned.

1 Samuel 4:19 (!) The death of the wife of Phinehas the sonne of Eli.

1 Samuel 4:19 (/) Or, to crye out.

1 Samuel 4:19 (i) And setled her body toward her trauel.

1 Samuel 4:21 (/) Or, No glorie, or where is the glorie.

1 Samuel 4:22 (k) She vttered her great sorrowe by repeting her wordes.