1 Samuel 6:16
1 Samuel 6:16 in Multiple Translations
And when the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned to Ekron that same day.
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
And the five lords of the Philistines, having seen it, went back to Ekron the same day.
The five Philistine rulers saw all that happened and then went back to Ekron the same day.
And when the fiue Princes of ye Philistims had seene it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
and the five princes of the Philistines have seen [it], and turn back [to] Ekron, on that day.
When the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it , they returned to Ekron the same day.
And the five princes of the Philistines saw, and they returned to Accaron the same day.
The five kings from the Philistia area watched all this, and then they returned to Ekron, that same day.
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1 Samuel 6:16 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וַ/חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה
סַרְנֵֽי
פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
רָא֑וּ
וַ/יָּשֻׁ֥בוּ
עֶקְר֖וֹן
בַּ/יּ֥וֹם
הַ/הֽוּא
וַ/חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה
châmêsh
H2568
five
Conj | Adj
סַרְנֵֽי
çeren
H5633
lord
N-mp
פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistines
Ngmpa
רָא֑וּ
râʼâh
H7200
Provider
V-Qal-Perf-3cp
וַ/יָּשֻׁ֥בוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
עֶקְר֖וֹן
ʻEqrôwn
H6138
Ekron
N-proper
בַּ/יּ֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
Prep | N-ms
הַ/הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he/she/it
Art | Pron
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Hebrew Word Reference — 1 Samuel 6:16
וַ/חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה
châmêsh
H2568
"five"
Conj | Adj
This Hebrew word simply means the number five. It is used throughout the Bible to describe quantities of five, such as five loaves of bread in Matthew 14:17. It can also mean a multiple of five.
Definition: 1) five 1a) five (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of five (with another number) 1c) fifth (ordinal number)
Usage: Occurs in 272 OT verses. KJV: fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece). See also: Genesis 5:6; Numbers 31:45; Ezra 2:66.
סַרְנֵֽי
çeren
H5633
"lord"
N-mp
An axle was a rod that connected wheels together, but it can also mean a peer or equal. In the Bible, this word is used to describe something that holds things together. The axle of a wheel was crucial for its function and stability.
Definition: lord, ruler, tyrant
Usage: Occurs in 20 OT verses. KJV: lord, plate. See also: Joshua 13:3; 1 Samuel 6:4; 1 Chronicles 12:20.
פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
"Philistines"
Ngmpa
A Philistine is a person from the region of Philistia, which was inhabited by immigrants from other places. The Philistines were known for their conflicts with the Israelites, as recorded in the Bible. They were a distinct ethnic group.
Definition: Philistine = "immigrants" an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan Another name of ga.dol (גָּדוֹל "Great( Sea)" H1419J)
Usage: Occurs in 244 OT verses. KJV: Philistine. See also: Genesis 10:14; 1 Samuel 17:8; 1 Chronicles 10:1.
רָא֑וּ
râʼâh
H7200
"Provider"
V-Qal-Perf-3cp
The Hebrew word for provider means to see or look after, and is used to describe God's care for his people. It appears in various forms throughout the Bible, including in Genesis and other books.
Definition: (Lord will) Provide, cause to be seen. This name means to see, look at, inspect, look after
Usage: Occurs in 1206 OT verses. KJV: advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions. See also: Genesis 1:4; Genesis 41:41; Exodus 33:13.
וַ/יָּשֻׁ֥בוּ
shûwb
H7725
"to return"
Conj | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
This Hebrew word means to return or turn back, and can be used literally or figuratively. It is often used to describe someone returning to God or repenting from sin, as seen in the book of Psalms and the prophets.
Definition: : return 1) to return, turn back 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back
Usage: Occurs in 953 OT verses. KJV: ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw. See also: Genesis 3:19; Numbers 8:25; Judges 8:13.
עֶקְר֖וֹן
ʻEqrôwn
H6138
"Ekron"
N-proper
Names the city of Ekron, one of the five major cities of the Philistines, mentioned in 1 Samuel 5:10 as a place where the Ark of the Covenant was taken. This city played a significant role in biblical history. It was later given to the tribe of Dan.
Definition: Ekron = "emigration" or "torn up by the roots" the most northerly of the 5 principal cities of the Philistines; located in the lowlands of Judah and later given to Dan Also named: eq.ro.ni (עֶקְרוֹנִי "Ekron" H6139)
Usage: Occurs in 20 OT verses. KJV: Ekron. See also: Joshua 13:3; 1 Samuel 17:52; Jeremiah 25:20.
בַּ/יּ֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
"day"
Prep | N-ms
The Hebrew word 'yom' refers to a day, which can be a literal 24-hour period or a figurative space of time. It is used in the Bible to describe a wide range of time periods, from a single day to a year or a lifetime. The word 'yom' is used in many different contexts throughout the Bible.
Definition: : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow
Usage: Occurs in 1930 OT verses. KJV: age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger. See also: Genesis 1:5; Genesis 33:13; Exodus 23:15.
הַ/הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
"he/she/it"
Art | Pron
This word is a pronoun meaning 'he', 'she', or 'it', used to refer to a person or thing. It is used in the Bible to emphasize a subject or make it clear who is being talked about.
Definition: pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)
Usage: Occurs in 1693 OT verses. KJV: he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who. See also: Genesis 2:11; Genesis 32:19; Exodus 21:3.
Study Notes — 1 Samuel 6:16
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- Context
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- 1 Samuel 6:16 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 6:16
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 6:16
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on 1 Samuel 6:16
- Trapp's Commentary on 1 Samuel 6:16
- Ellicott's Commentary on 1 Samuel 6:16
- Whedon's Commentary on 1 Samuel 6:16
- Sermons on 1 Samuel 6:16
Context — The Ark Returned to Israel
14The cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh and stopped there near a large rock. The people chopped up the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD.
15And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold objects, and they placed them on the large rock. That day the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the LORD.
16And when the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned to Ekron that same day.
17As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. 18The number of gold rats also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers—the fortified cities and their outlying villages. And the large rock on which they placed the ark of the LORD stands to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Judges 3:3 | the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath. |
| 2 | 1 Samuel 6:4 | “What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines. “Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers. |
| 3 | Joshua 13:3 | from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites; |
| 4 | Judges 16:23–30 | Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.” And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.” And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars. Samson said to the servant who held his hand, “Lead me where I can feel the pillars supporting the temple, so I can lean against them.” Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them. Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.” And Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple. Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other, Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines.” Then he pushed with all his might, and the temple fell on the lords and all the people in it. So in his death he killed more than he had killed in his life. |
| 5 | Judges 16:5 | The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver. ” |
| 6 | 1 Samuel 6:12 | And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh. |
| 7 | 1 Samuel 5:10 | So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!” |
1 Samuel 6:16 Summary
The five rulers of the Philistines saw the power of God when they returned the ark of the LORD to the Israelites, and they were so impressed that they went back to their city of Ekron. This shows that even people who don't follow God can recognize His power and authority, just like it says in Psalm 19:1-4 that the heavens declare God's glory. The Philistines' decision to return to Ekron teaches us to respect and reverence God, and to acknowledge His presence and power in our lives, just as it is written in Proverbs 1:7 that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge. By recognizing God's power and authority, we can humble ourselves and return to a place of reverence and respect for Him, just like the Philistines did in this verse.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did the five rulers of the Philistines return to Ekron after seeing the ark of the LORD?
The five rulers of the Philistines returned to Ekron after seeing the ark of the LORD because they recognized the power and authority of God, as demonstrated by the events that had transpired, and they likely felt a sense of awe and fear, similar to the fear expressed in Exodus 15:14-16 when other nations heard about the miracles God performed for the Israelites.
What can we learn from the Philistines' decision to return to Ekron?
We can learn that even those who do not follow God can recognize His power and authority, and that it is wise to acknowledge and respect Him, as seen in Romans 1:20, where it is written that God's invisible attributes can be clearly seen and understood through His creation.
How does this verse relate to the rest of the story in 1 Samuel 6?
This verse is a culmination of the events that transpired when the Philistines returned the ark of the LORD to the Israelites, as seen in 1 Samuel 6:1-15, and it sets the stage for the Philistines' guilt offering to the LORD, as described in 1 Samuel 6:17-18.
What does this verse teach us about God's presence and power?
This verse teaches us that God's presence and power can be recognized and acknowledged by all people, regardless of their background or beliefs, and that it is wise to respect and reverence Him, as seen in Psalm 111:10, where it is written that the fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways that I can recognize and acknowledge God's power and authority in my own life, just like the Philistines did in this verse?
- How can I, like the Philistines, return to a place of humility and recognition of God's sovereignty after experiencing His power and authority?
- What are some areas in my life where I need to acknowledge and respect God's presence and power, and how can I do that in a practical way?
- How can I, like the Israelites in 1 Samuel 6:15, offer sacrifices and burnt offerings to the LORD, symbolizing my gratitude and reverence for Him?
Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 6:16
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it,.... Observed all that was done, how the kine performed their journey, drew the cart in which the ark was straight to Bethshemesh, stopped in a
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 6:16
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day. When the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day. 'Afar this transaction,' says Dr.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on 1 Samuel 6:16
To wit, when they had seen that prodigious return of the ark to its own country, and the entertainment it found there.
Trapp's Commentary on 1 Samuel 6:16
1 Samuel 6:16 And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen [it], they returned to Ekron the same day.Ver. 16. They returned to Ekron the same day.] Amazed and convinced, but not effectually converted, Puncti et repuncti, minime tamen ad resipiscentiam compuncti.
Ellicott's Commentary on 1 Samuel 6:16
(16) They returned to Ekron.—The five Philistine princes, when they had watched the strange scene from a distance, returned; their mission was accomplished, and the question solved as to the source of the plagues which had visited their country.
Whedon's Commentary on 1 Samuel 6:16
16. Returned to Ekron the same day — Which might easily be done, providing they knew the route — the distance being only seven miles.
Sermons on 1 Samuel 6:16
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The Unrelenting Humility of God by Carter Conlon | In this sermon, the preacher focuses on the scene of worship described in Revelation chapter 4. The worship is directed towards the God of all creation, with thunderings, lightning |
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And the Kine Went Along the Highway, by F.B. Meyer | F.B. Meyer emphasizes the divine guidance evident in the story of the kine that moved along the highway, illustrating how God can direct even the most instinctual behaviors to fulf |