Geneva Bible Notes: 1 Samuel 6

1 Samuel 6:1 (a) Thei thoght by continuance of time the plague wolde haue ceased and so wolde haue kept the Arke stil.

1 Samuel 6:1 (!) The time that the Arke was with the Philistims which they sent againe with a gift.

1 Samuel 6:3 (b) The idolaters confesse there is a true God, who punisheth sinne justely.

1 Samuel 6:5 (c) This is Gods judgement vpon the idolaters, that knowing the true God thei worship him not aright.

1 Samuel 6:8 (d) Meaning the golden emerods and the golden mice.

1 Samuel 6:9 (f) The wicked attribute almost all things to fortune and chance, whereas in dede there is nothing done without Gods prouidence & decree.

1 Samuel 6:9 (e) The God of Israel.

1 Samuel 6:12 (g) For the trial of the matter.

1 Samuel 6:12 (!) It commeth to Beth-shemesh.

1 Samuel 6:14 (h) To wit, the men of Beth-shemesh, which were Israelites.

1 Samuel 6:17 (i) These were the fiue principal cities of the Philistims which were not all conquered vnto the time of Dauid.

1 Samuel 6:17 (!) The Philistims offer golden emerods.

1 Samuel 6:18 (/) Or, the plaine, or lamentation.

1 Samuel 6:19 (k) For it was not lauful to anie ether to touche or to se it, saue onely to Aaron & his sonnes, {Nom. 4,15 & 20}

1 Samuel 6:19 (!) The men of Beth-shemesh are stricken for loking into the Arke.