1 Samuel 5

First Book of Samuel chapter 1 Samuel 5 1 Samuel 4 chapter 4 1 Samuel 6 chapter 6 First book of Samuel Old Testament 9 Nevi'im 3 Former Prophets Leningrad-codex-08-samuel.pdf 250px The pages containing the Books of Samuel(1 and 2 Samuel) in the Leningrad Codex (1008 CE). 1 Samuel 5 is the fifth chapter of the First Book of Samuel in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible or the first part of the Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible.Halley 1965 179 According to Jewish tradition the book was attributed to the prophet Samuel, with additions by the prophets Gad and Nathan,Hirsch Emil G. SAMUEL, BOOKS OF http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/13080-samuel-books-of www.jewishencyclopedia.com but modern scholars view it as a composition of a number of independent texts of various ages from c. 630–540 BCE.Knight 1995 62Jones 2007 197 This chapter describes how the Ark of Covenant was taken by the Philistines, a part of the "Ark Narrative" (1 Samuel 4:1–7:1) within a section concerning the life of Samuel (1 Samuel 1:1–7:17).Chapman 2016 90 Text This chapter was originally written in the Hebrew language. It is divided into 12 verses. Textual witnesses Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008).Würthwein 1995 35-37 Fragments containing parts of this chapter in Hebrew were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls including 4Q51 (4QSama; 100–50 BCE) with extant verses 8–12.Ulrich 2010 265–266Dead sea scrolls - 1 SamuelFitzmyer 2008 354Q51 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library Extant ancient manuscripts of a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint (originally was made in the last few centuries BCE) include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century) and Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century).Würthwein 1995 73-74The whole book of 1 Samuel is missing from the extant Codex Sinaiticus.Codex Sinaiticus Places Israel 240 right Southern part of Israel Places mentioned in this chapter Israel 32.055556 35.289528 Red_pog.svg 6 Shiloh 100 top Israel 31.7425 35.009444 Blue_pog.svg 6 Ebenezer 100 right Israel 31.8 34.65 Blue_pog.svg 6 Ashdod 100 left Israel 31.7 34.847 Blue_pog.svg 6 Gath 100 bottom Israel 31.77889 34.84992 Blue_pog.svg 6 Ekron 100 top Israel 31.5 35.3 Blue_pog.svg 1 Dead Sea 100 right Israel 33 34 Red_pog.svg 1 Mediterranean Sea 100 right Ashdod Ebenezer Ekron Gath Period The events in this chapter happened at the end of judges period in Israel, about 1100 BC. Analysis The power of Ark of the Covenant on its own was demonstrated over the Philistines by the destruction of Dagon's image (verses 1–5) as well as the sickness and death of the people in Philistine cities (verses 6–12), implying that the ark actually possesses the necessary power for the Israelites' victory, so the military defeat was with God's permission and the capture of the ark was a punishment for Israel's disrespect of it.Chapman 2016 93 This chapter gives prominence to 'the hand of YHWH' (verses 6, 7, 9, 11) that struck the Philistines with 'tumors', recalling the 'Exodus tradition' (Exodus 9:15–16 9) on the 'supremacy of YHWH over other gods'. The events refer back to 1 Samuel 2:1–10 9, while also providing 'a bridge between the conquest of the ark in chapter 4 and its return to Israel in chapter 6.Jones 2007 203 The Ark in Ashdod (5:1–7) right|thumb|Vignette "Dagon destroyed" (1 Samuel 5:4). Head-piece to the first book of Samuel.. P. J. de Loutherbourg del, J Landseer Aqua Forti fecit. Published 1 May 1793 by T Macklin, London In the ancient Near East it was customary to carry idols of the gods of those who had been vanquished to the temple of the victors and to place them beside the idols of their gods, indicating the latter's supremacy over the former.Jones 2007 203 However, here the power of YHWH over Dagon is displayed (verses 2–5) with Dagon twice humiliated in his own temple in Ashdod: on the first day, Dagon's statue was thrown down in front of the ark, and on the second day, the statue's head and hands were cut off and were lying on the threshold (introducing an aetiological motif to explain why Ashdodites did not tread on the threshold of their temple).Jones 2007 203 Verse 1 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.1 Samuel 5:1 KJV KJV "Philistines": a group of people coming from the northeastern Mediterranean area (which includes the island of Crete; cf. Amos 9:7) and entering "Palestine" (which is derived from "Philistine") around 1200 BCE.Coogan 2007 405 Hebrew Bible "Ebenezer": literally, "the stone, the help", where 'the second noun is in apposition to the first one'; apparently forming the name by which the stone was known. The expression is used here and in 1 Samuel 7:12, but unlike in 1 Samuel 4:1, the first word lacks the definite article.NET Bible, Note on 1 Samuel 4:1 "Ashdod": (Greek: "Azotus", Acts 8:40; now "Es-dûd"), one of the five major cities of the Philistines, situated on near the sea, about 35 mi west of Jerusalem, 12 mi north of Ashkelon. It was assigned to Judah (Joshua 15:47), but was only conquered in the reign of Uzziah (2 Chronicles 26:6). Jonathan Maccabaeus destroyed the city (1 Maccabee 10:84), but it was rebuilt after the Roman conquest of Judea. Verse 2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.1 Samuel 5:2 KJV KJV "Dagon": a Philistine idol,Note on 1 Samuel 5:2 in NKJV also a Semitic deity, identified in Ugaritic texts as the father of Baal.Jones 2007 203 Verse 6 But the hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He ravaged them and struck them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory.1 Samuel 5:6 NKJV NKJV "Tumors" (KJV: emerods): or "bleeding piles", or more probably "boils".Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. 1 Samuel 5. Accessed 28 April 2019. The mention of "mice" in the next chapter together with "tumors" indicates that this outbreak could be bubonic plague.Coogan 2007 406 Hebrew Bible Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate contain an addition "And in the midst of their land rats sprang up, and there was a great death panic in the city."Note on 1 Samuel 5:6 in NKJV The Ark in Gath (5:8–9) Gath may have been chosen to host the ark, because there was no temple of Dagon there, as 'the Philistines attributing the plague to the antagonism between YHWH and Dagon'. Verse 8 So they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” And they answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried around to Gath.” And they carried the ark of the God of Israel there.''''1 Samuel 5:8 MEV MEV "Lords": from Philistine plural word he סַרְנֵ֨י, sar-nê H 5633;1 Samuel 5:8 Hebrew text analysis. Biblehub the singular form "seren" is cognate with the Greek word "tyrannos" (English: "tyrant").Coogan 2007 407 Hebrew Bible "Gath": now called "Tell-es-Sâfi", 12 mi east of Ashdod, located at the foot of the mountains of Judah. It was the hometown of Goliath (1 Samuel 17:4), and where David took refuge from the persecutions of Saul (1 Samuel 21:10, 1 Samuel 27:3). The Ark in Ekron (5:10–12) The description of the plagues inflicted on Ekron seems to indicate a greater severity than those on Ashdod and Gath. The underlying message could be that the longer the Philistines retained the ark, the harder the punishment from the God of Israel would be.Keil, Carl Friedrich; Delitzsch, Franz. Commentary on the Old Testament (1857-1878). 1 Samuel 5. Accessed 24 Juni 2018. Verse 10Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron.And it came about that as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to slay us and our people.”''1 Samuel 5:10 MEV MEV "Ekron": now "Tel Miqne" (Hebrew) or "Khirbet el-Muqanna" (Arabic), the most northerly of the five major Philistine cities, about 11 mi north of Gath, 22 mi west of Jerusalem. It was allotted to the tribe of Judah (Joshua 15:45-46), and was occupied for a short period by the Israelites (Judges 1:18). "To slay us and our people": in Hebrew literally "to me, to slay my people" (also in 1 Samuel 5:11); the singular form seems to denote the 'lord' of the city acting as a spokesperson. See also 22em Philistine captivity of the Ark Bible Related Bible parts: 1 Samuel 4, 1 Samuel 6 Notes References Sources Commentaries on Samuel Auld Graeme 1 & 2 Samuel https://books.google.com/books?id=2Vo-11umIZQC&dq=There+are+two+common+types+of+strategy+for+reading+the+books+of+Samuel&pg=PA213 James D. G. Dunn and John William Rogerson Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible Eerdmans 2003 9780802837110 Bergen David T. 1, 2 Samuel https://books.google.com/books?id=eGT6fWsajqcC B&H Publishing Group 1996 9780805401073 Chapman Stephen B. 1 Samuel as Christian Scripture: A Theological Commentary Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2016 978-1467445160 https://books.google.com/books?id=kS4XDAAAQBAJ Evans Paul 1-2 Samuel The Story of God Bible Commentary Tremper Longman Zondervan Academic 2018 978-0310490944 https://books.google.com/books?id=Uy8-DwAAQBAJ Gordon Robert I & II Samuel, A Commentary https://books.google.com/books?id=JMJ1ZAnswuUC&dq=I+%26+II+Samuel:+a+commentary+Gordon&pg=PA338 Paternoster Press 1986 9780310230229 Hertzberg Hans Wilhelm I & II Samuel, A Commentary https://books.google.com/books?id=friNN7IdjOIC&q=Saul+appointed+anointed+instituted&pg=PA19 Westminster John Knox Press 1964 trans. from German 2nd edition 1960 978-0664223182 19 Tsumura David Toshio The First Book of Samuel https://books.google.com/books?id=iLKAlhLDkMwC Eerdmans 2007 9780802823595 General Breytenbach Andries Past, Present, Future: the Deuteronomistic History and the Prophets Brill 2000 Who Is Behind The Samuel Narrative? https://books.google.com/books?id=uP22QHpnKq8C&dq=Breytenbach+Who+is+behind+the+Samuel+narrative&pg=PA50 Johannes Cornelis de Moor and H.F. Van Rooy 9789004118713 Coogan Michael David Michael D. Coogan The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books: New Revised Standard Version, Issue 48 Coogan Michael David Marc Zvi Brettler Carol Ann Newsom Pheme Perkins Augmented 3rd Oxford University Press 2007 978-0195288810 https://books.google.com/books?id=HmpMPgAACAAJ Fitzmyer Joseph A. Joseph Fitzmyer A Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company https://books.google.com/books?id=TILXeWJ2eNAC 2008 9780802862419 Grand Rapids, MI Halley Henry H. 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Petersen and Kent Harold Richards Chapter 4 Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomists Old Testament Interpretation T&T Clark 1995 9780567292896 Ulrich Eugene The Biblical Qumran Scrolls: Transcriptions and Textual Variants 2010 Brill https://archive.org/details/TheBiblicalQumranScrolls Würthwein Ernst Ernst Würthwein The Text of the Old Testament Wm. B. Eerdmans Grand Rapids, MI 1995 Erroll F. Rhodes 0-8028-0788-7 https://books.google.com/books?id=FSNKSBObCYwC January 26, 2019 External links Jewish translations: Shmuel I - I Samuel - Chapter 5 (Judaica Press). Hebrew text and English translation [with Rashi's commentary] at Chabad.org Christian translations: Online Bible at GospelHall.org (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English) 1 Samuel chapter 5. Bible Gateway 05 Category:Dagon Category:Ark of the Covenant Category:Ekron Category:Ashdod Category:Gath (city)