Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.

Bible References

Took

1 Samuel 4:11
The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
Psalm 78:61
He gave up His strength to captivity
and His splendor to the hand of a foe.

Eben-ezer

1 Samuel 4:1
And Samuel’s words came to all Israel.

Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer while the Philistines camped at Aphek.
1 Samuel 7:12
Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it upright between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, explaining, “The Lord has helped us to this point.”

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