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Poole on 1 Samuel 4:14-17: Judgment upon a Wayward Nation
Verse 14:[1] And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily,...
Dr. Dilday
Nov 13, 20206 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 4:12, 13: Message of Defeat and Disaster!
Verse 12:[1] And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and (2 Sam. 1:2) came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and...
Dr. Dilday
Nov 9, 20204 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 4:10, 11: Israel Defeated! the Sons of Eli Slain! the Ark Lost!
Verse 10:[1] And the Philistines fought, and (1 Sam. 4:2; Lev. 26:17; Deut. 28:25; Ps. 78:9, 62) Israel was smitten, and they fled every...
Dr. Dilday
Nov 5, 20203 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 4:6-9: The Philistines' Superstitious Fear of the Ark
Verse 6:[1] And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of...
Dr. Dilday
Nov 3, 202011 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 4:4, 5: Israel's Superstitious Veneration of the Ark
Verse 4:[1] So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, (2 Sam. 6:2;...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 27, 20203 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 4:3: Trusting in the Ark...rather than in the Lord
Verse 3:[1] And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 23, 20204 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 4:2: Israel Defeated by Philistia!
Verse 2:[1] And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle (Heb. the battle was spread[2]),...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 20, 20202 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 4:1: War with the Philistines!
Verse 1:[1] And the word of Samuel came (or, came to pass; Heb. was[2]) to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 17, 20205 min read


Poole's Outline of 1 Samuel 4
The Israelites are smitten by the Philistines at Eben-ezer, 1, 2.They fetch the ark from Shiloh; receive it with a great shout, to the...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 14, 20201 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:21: Jehovah's Self-Revelation to Samuel
(circa 1141 BC) Verse 21:[1] And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh (1 Sam. 3:1, 4) by...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 10, 20204 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:20: Samuel, a Prophet in Israel (Part 2)
Verse 20:[1] And all Israel (Judg. 20:1) from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was established (or, faithful[2]) to be a prophet...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 9, 20203 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:19: Samuel, a Prophet in Israel
Verse 19:[1] And Samuel (1 Sam. 2:21) grew, and (Gen. 39:2, 21, 23) the LORD was with him, (1 Sam. 9:6) and did let none of his words...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 7, 20204 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:18: Samuel's First Oracle...Against the House of Eli! (Part 6)
Verse 18:[1] And Samuel told him every whit (Heb. all the things, or, words[2]), and hid nothing from him. And he said, (Job 1:21; 2:10;...
Dr. Dilday
Oct 1, 20202 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:16, 17: Samuel's First Oracle...Against the House of Eli! (Part 5)
Verse 16:[1] Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I. [He called Samuel, אֶת־שְׁמוּאֵל] In verse 4,...
Dr. Dilday
Sep 25, 20202 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:15: Samuel's First Oracle...Against the House of Eli! (Part 4)
Verse 15:[1] And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision....
Dr. Dilday
Sep 21, 20203 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:14: Samuel's First Oracle...Against the House of Eli! (Part 3)
Verse 14:[1] And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house (Num. 15:30, 31; Isa. 22:14) shall not be...
Dr. Dilday
Sep 19, 20204 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:13: Samuel's First Oracle...Against the House of Eli! (Part 2)
Verse 13:[1] (1 Sam. 2:29-31, etc.) For I have told him that (or, and I will tell him,[2] etc.) I will (Ezek. 7:3; 18:30) judge his house...
Dr. Dilday
Sep 15, 20207 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:11, 12: Samuel's First Oracle...Against the House of Eli! (Part 1)
Verse 11:[1] And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, (2 Kings 21:12; Jer. 19:3) at which both the ears of every...
Dr. Dilday
Sep 8, 20205 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:10: The Calling of Samuel, Part 5
Verse 10:[1] And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant...
Dr. Dilday
Sep 4, 20202 min read


Poole on 1 Samuel 3:9: The Calling of Samuel, Part 4
Verse 9:[1] Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy...
Dr. Dilday
Sep 3, 20201 min read
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