1 Samuel 4:10-11
Konteks4:10 So the Philistines fought. Israel was defeated; they all ran home. 1 The slaughter was very great; thirty thousand foot soldiers fell in battle. 4:11 The ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were killed.
1 Samuel 4:22
Konteks4:22 She said, “The glory has departed from Israel, because the ark of God has been captured.”
Mazmur 78:60-64
Konteks78:60 He abandoned 2 the sanctuary at Shiloh,
the tent where he lived among men.
78:61 He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured; 3
he gave the symbol of his splendor 4 into the hand of the enemy. 5
78:62 He delivered his people over to the sword,
and was angry with his chosen nation. 6
78:63 Fire consumed their 7 young men,
and their 8 virgins remained unmarried. 9
[4:10] 1 tn Heb “and they fled, each to his tents.”
[78:61] 3 tn Heb “and he gave to captivity his strength.” The expression “his strength” refers metonymically to the ark of the covenant, which was housed in the tabernacle at Shiloh.
[78:61] 4 tn Heb “and his splendor into the hand of an enemy.” The expression “his splendor” also refers metonymically to the ark of the covenant.
[78:61] 5 sn Verses 60-61 refer to the Philistines’ capture of the ark in the days of Eli (1 Sam 4:1-11).
[78:62] 6 tn Heb “his inheritance.”
[78:63] 7 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
[78:63] 8 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
[78:63] 9 tn Heb “were not praised,” that is, in wedding songs. The young men died in masses, leaving no husbands for the young women.
[78:64] 10 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
[78:64] 11 tn Heb “his.” The singular pronominal suffix is collective, referring back to God’s “people” (v. 62).
[78:64] 12 sn Because of the invading army and the ensuing panic, the priests’ widows had no time to carry out the normal mourning rites.
