From Reformation to Reformation

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...

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;...

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...

Verse 2:[1] And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle (Heb. the battle was spread[2]),...

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...

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...

(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...

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...

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...

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;...

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,...

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....

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...

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...

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...

Geneva Bible But although we have the Bible in a language we understand, yet we may see reason to cry out as Bernard [1] does with reference to the Song of Solomon, Here is an excellent nut, but who shall crack it? heavenly bread, but who shall break it? [2] For though the papists and such as have ill will to the good of souls make too great an improvement of the difficulties in holy writ, in making them an argument against the people’s having them in a language which they

Wherein the Authors of the ensuing Annotations (Supplemental to Mr. Poole ) [1] present to the Reader an Historical Account of the Translation of the Scriptures into our English Tongue , the mighty Workings of Divine Providence conducive to it, and the several Notes or Annotations which have been published, and a particular Account of the Reverend Mr. Poole’s , and Their present Undertaking, with the Reasons of it. The same reason which teacheth us to conclude th

Now, since this Work has required great expenses and pains, it is most equitable that I remember with gratitude those, who, either by counsel, or by funds, or in other ways, have been a help to me. First, however, out of respect, those Reverend and most learned Theologians, domestic and foreign, are to be named, who have adorned the Exemplar produced by me with their Testimonies, exceedingly full of sincerity and goodwill, and they went before my other patrons by their exampl

Now, what method I proposed to myself in carrying off this Work, and what the Reader might be able to expect from me, and what I would in turn expect from him, let the Reader briefly consider. 1. What things in the Authors that I regarded, with respect to the rationale of my plan and in the interests of the promised brevity, to be worthy of neglect are almost all of these kinds: 1. Empty and pointless repetitions of the same thing. 2. Jewish Fables. 3. All of the common thing

Complutensian Polyglot Finally, for supplying παραλειπόμενα, the deficiencies of all that remains, I drew in various Versions, or (as they are commonly called) Translations, to be considered and to be brought to bear, whenever it might have seemed useful. This, in the showy inscription and preface of The Ultimate Bible , John de le Haye has most generously promised; and, principally by means of this allurement, I was attracted to procure his immense volumes, at no small pric