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1 Samuel 4:22

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She said, “The glory has departed from Israel; for God’s ark has been taken.”
1 Samuel 4:22 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
  • BSB “The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.”
  • NKJV And she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God has been captured.”
  • NASB So she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, because the ark of God has been taken.”
  • NLT Then she said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the Ark of God has been captured.”

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • Ps 137:5–6If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
  • John 2:17His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will eat me up.”

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (4)
ARKJUDGMENTSPARENTSPATRIOTISM

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — 1 Samuel videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on 1 SamuelMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The rise of the anointed king after Israel's failed first choice points to the true Anointed One (Messiah means 'anointed'), the shepherd-king after God's own heart from Bethlehem.

How 1 Samuel 4:22 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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And she saidאָמַרThe gloryכָּבוֹדis departedגָּלָהfrom Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלfor the arkאָרוֹןof Godאֱלֹהִיםis takenלָקַח
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