1 Samuel 4:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Which dwelleth

The cherubims

Exodus 25:18

Numbers 7:89

Hophni

With the ark

Numbers 4:5

Bible References

Which dwelleth

David got up and went and all the people who [were] with him, from Baale-judah to bring up from there the ark of God which [is] called the name, the name of Yahweh of hosts, {upon which the cherubim sit}.

Then Hezekiah prayed before the face of Yahweh and said, "O Yahweh, God of Israel who lives [above] the cherubim. You [are] God, you alone, of all the kingdoms of the world; you have made the heavens and the earth.

Give ear, O shepherd of Israel, [who] leads Joseph like a flock. Shine forth, [you who] sits [enthroned above] the cherubim.

Yahweh is king; let [the] peoples tremble. [He] sits enthroned [between the] cherubim. Let the earth shake.

The cherubims

And you will make two cherubim of gold; you will make them of hammered work at the two ends of the atonement cover.

And when Moses came to the tent of assembly to speak with him, he would hear the voice speaking to him from the atonement cover, which [is] on the ark of the testimony, from between the two cherubim, and he would speak to him.

Hophni

Now the sons of Eli [were] {worthless scoundrels}; they did not know Yahweh.

But to the wicked God says, "What [right] have you to recite my statutes and {mention my covenant with your mouth},

So then, {implore the favor of God} so that he will be gracious to us. "{This is what you have done}. {Will he show favor to any of you}?" says Yahweh of hosts.

But the evil spirit answered [and] said to them, "Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with, but who are you?"

With the ark

When setting out the camp, Aaron and his sons will go and lower the curtain of the covering and cover with it the ark of the testimony.