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1 Samuel 4:5

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5 As the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, 1all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.
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1 Samuel 4:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 4:5

And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the
camp
Being brought thither by the men that carried it:

all Israel shouted with a great shout,
so that the earth rang again; this they did as now sure of victory, because of the ark, and to give spirit and courage to each other to go forth to battle, and to strike a panic into their enemies.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Samuel 4:5 In-Context

3 When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us take to ourselves from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of the LORD , that it may come among us and deliver us from the power of our enemies."
4 So the people sent to Shiloh, and from there they carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts who sits above the cherubim; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
5 As the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.
6 When the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, "What does the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean?" Then they understood that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp.
7 The Philistines were afraid, for they said, "God has come into the camp." And they said, "Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before.

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