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1 Samuel 4

1 Sam. 4:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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So the people
`am (Hebrew #5971)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
KJV usage: folk, men, nation, people.
Pronounce: am
Origin: from 6004
sent
shalach (Hebrew #7971)
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
KJV usage: X any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, X earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, out), set, shoot (forth, out), sow, spread, stretch forth (out).
Pronounce: shaw-lakh'
Origin: a primitive root
to Shiloh
Shiyloh (Hebrew #7887)
or Shiylow {shee-lo'}; or Shilow {shee-lo'}; from the same as 7886; Shiloh, a place in Palestine
KJV usage: Shiloh.
Pronounce: shee-lo'
Origin: or Shiloh {shee-lo'}
, that they might bring
nasa' (Hebrew #5375)
a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
KJV usage: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}
from thence the ark
'arown (Hebrew #727)
from 717 (in the sense of gathering); a box
KJV usage: ark, chest, coffin.
Pronounce: aw-rone'
Origin: or laron {aw-rone'}
of the covenant
briyth (Hebrew #1285)
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
KJV usage: confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
Pronounce: ber-eeth'
Origin: from 1262 (in the sense of cutting (like 1254))
of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
of hosts
tsaba' (Hebrew #6635)
from 6633; a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship)
KJV usage: appointed time, (+) army, (+) battle, company, host, service, soldiers, waiting upon, war(-fare).
Pronounce: tsaw-baw'
Origin: or (feminine) tsbadah {tseb-aw-aw'}
, which dwelleth
yashab (Hebrew #3427)
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
KJV usage: (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, X fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, X marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(- tle), (down-)sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
Pronounce: yaw-shab'
Origin: a primitive root
a between the cherubims
kruwb (Hebrew #3742)
a cherub or imaginary figure
KJV usage: cherub, (plural) cherubims.
Pronounce: ker-oob'
Origin: of uncertain derivation
b: and the two
shnayim (Hebrew #8147)
feminine shttayim {shet-tah'-yim}; two; also (as ordinal) twofold
KJV usage: both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Pronounce: shen-ah'-yim
Origin: dual of 8145
sons
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
of Eli
`Eliy (Hebrew #5941)
lofty; Eli, an Israelite high-priest
KJV usage: Eli.
Pronounce: ay-lee'
Origin: from 5927
, Hophni
Chophniy (Hebrew #2652)
perhaps pugilist; Chophni, an Israelite
KJV usage: Hophni.
Pronounce: khof-nee'
Origin: from 2651
and Phinehas
Piynchac (Hebrew #6372)
mouth of a serpent; Pinechas, the name of three Israelites
KJV usage: Phinehas.
Pronounce: pee-nekh-aws'
Origin: apparently from 6310 and a variation of 5175
, were there with the ark
'arown (Hebrew #727)
from 717 (in the sense of gathering); a box
KJV usage: ark, chest, coffin.
Pronounce: aw-rone'
Origin: or laron {aw-rone'}
of the covenant
briyth (Hebrew #1285)
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
KJV usage: confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
Pronounce: ber-eeth'
Origin: from 1262 (in the sense of cutting (like 1254))
of God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
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2 Sam. 6:2• 2And David arose and went with all the people that were with him from Baale-Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God which is called by the name, the name of Jehovah of hosts who sitteth between the cherubim. (2 Sam. 6:2)
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Psa. 80:1• 1To the chief Musician. On Shoshannim-Eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest between the cherubim, shine forth. (Psa. 80:1)
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Ex. 25:18,22• 18And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.
 22And there will I meet with thee, and will speak with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, everything that I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel. (Ex. 25:18,22)

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Covenant,
Eli,
God,
Hophni,
Lord of Hosts,
Phinehas,
Shiloh,
Son

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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which dwelleth.
2 Sam. 6:2• 2And David arose and went with all the people that were with him from Baale-Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God which is called by the name, the name of Jehovah of hosts who sitteth between the cherubim. (2 Sam. 6:2)
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2 Kings 19:15• 15And Hezekiah prayed before Jehovah and said, Jehovah, God of Israel, who sittest between the cherubim, thou, the Same, thou alone art the God of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made the heavens and the earth. (2 Kings 19:15)
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Psa. 80:1• 1To the chief Musician. On Shoshannim-Eduth. Of Asaph. A Psalm. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that sittest between the cherubim, shine forth. (Psa. 80:1)
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Psa. 99:1• 1Jehovah reigneth: let the peoples tremble. He sitteth between the cherubim: let the earth be moved. (Psa. 99:1)
the cherubims.
Ex. 25:18‑22• 18And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.
 19And make one cherub at the end of the one side, and one cherub at the end of the other side; out of the mercy-seat shall ye make the cherubim at the two ends thereof.
 20And the cherubim shall stretch out their wings over it, covering over with their wings the mercy-seat, and their faces opposite to one another: toward the mercy-seat shall the faces of the cherubim be turned.
 21And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above on the ark, and shalt put in the ark the testimony that I shall give thee.
 22And there will I meet with thee, and will speak with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, everything that I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel. (Ex. 25:18‑22)
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Num. 7:89• 89And when Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with Him, then he heard the voice speaking to him from off the mercy-seat which was upon the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubim; and he spoke to Him. (Num. 7:89)
Hophni.
1 Sam. 2:12‑17,22• 12Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not Jehovah.
 13And the priests' custom with the people was, when any man sacrificed a sacrifice, the priest's servant came, when the flesh was cooked, with a flesh-hook of three prongs in his hand;
 14and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or cauldron, or pot; the priest took of it all that the flesh-hook brought up. So they did in Shiloh to all the Israelites that came there.
 15Even before they burned the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest, and he will not accept sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
 16If the man said to him, They will immediately burn the fat entire, then take as thy soul desires; he would say to him, No, but thou shalt give it now; and if not, I will take it by force.
 17And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah, for men despised the offering of Jehovah.
 22And Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and that they lay with the women that served at the entrance of the tent of meeting. (1 Sam. 2:12‑17,22)
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Psa. 50:16‑17• 16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my covenant into thy mouth,
 17Seeing thou hast hated correction and hast cast my words behind thee? (Psa. 50:16‑17)
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Mal. 1:9• 9And now, I pray you, beseech *God that he will be gracious unto us. This hath been of your hand: will he accept any of your persons? saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 1:9)
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Acts 19:15‑16• 15But the wicked spirit answering said to them, Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with; but *ye*, who are ye?
 16And the man in whom the wicked spirit was leaped upon them, and having mastered both, prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded. (Acts 19:15‑16)
with the ark.
Num. 4:5,15• 5And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron and his sons shall go in, and they shall take down the veil of separation and cover the ark of testimony with it;
 15And when Aaron and his sons have ended covering the sanctuary, and all the utensils of the sanctuary, when the camp setteth forward, then afterwards the sons of Kohath shall come to carry it; but they shall not touch the holy things, lest they die. This is what the sons of Kohath have to carry in the tent of meeting. (Num. 4:5,15)
• Hophni and Phinehas, with inconceivable hardihood, took the ark of God from the holiest into their midst. They were not afraid "to dare the glory in its face," to minister to the superstitious cravings of the people, and to magnify their own importance among them. Then the judgment of God made manifest to all what was already known to Samuel. (“Samuel the Prophet”)

J. N. Darby Translation

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So the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of hosts, who sitteth betweenc the cherubim; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there by the ark of the covenant of God.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "on"; as Ps. 80.1, etc.