1 Samuel 4:5
And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
1 Samuel 4:5 in other translations
| BSB | When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that it shook the ground. |
|---|---|
| WEB | When the ark of the LORD’s covenant came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded. |
| ASV | And when the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass, at the coming in of the ark of the covenant of Jehovah unto the camp, that all Israel shout--a great shout--and the earth is moved. |
| DARBY | And it came to pass when the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came into the camp, that all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth shook. |
| BBE | And when the ark of the Lord's agreement came into the tent-circle, all Israel gave a great cry, so that the earth was sounding with it. |
| Webster | And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded. |
What does 1 Samuel 4:5 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 4:3-9
3-9. Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us--Strange that they were so blind to the real cause of the disaster and that they did not discern, in the great and general corruption of religion and morals (1Sa 2:22-25; 7:3; Psa 78:58), the reason why the presence and aid of God were not extended to them. Their first measure for restoring the national spirit and energy ought to have been a…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 4:1-9
Israel is smitten before the Philistines. Sin, the accursed thing, was in the camp, and gave their enemies all the advantage they could wish for. They own the hand of God in their trouble; but, instead of submitting, they speak angrily, as not aware of any just provocation they had given him. The foolishness of man perverts his way, and then his heart frets against the Lord, Pr 19:3, and finds fault with him. They…
1 Samuel 4:5 in the original Hebrew
Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.
Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).
Cross references for 1 Samuel 4:5
- Joshua 6:5
And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long blast with the ram’s horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him.
- Job 20:5
That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
- Jeremiah 7:4
Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, The temple of the Lord, are these.
- Joshua 6:20
So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
- Judges 15:14
And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him: and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.
- Amos 6:3
Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
- Micah 2:11
If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- 1 Samuel 4:4
So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
- 1 Samuel 4:5
And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
- 1 Samuel 4:6
And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp.
1 Samuel 4:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y aconteció que, como el arca del pacto de Jehová vino al campo, todo Israel dió grita con tan gran júbilo, que la tierra tembló. |
|---|---|
| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et aussitôt que l’arche de l’alliance de l’ Éternel entra dans le camp, tout Israël se mit à pousser de grands cris, de sorte que la terre en frémit. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah, als die Lade des Bundes Jehovas ins Lager kam, da jauchzte ganz Israel mit großem Jauchzen, daß die Erde erdröhnte. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque venisset arca fœderis Domini in castra, vociferatus est omnis Israël clamore grandi, et personuit terra. |