Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 7:1

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1. the men of Kirjath-jearim —"the city of woods," also Kirjath-baal ( Joshua 15:60 ; Joshua 18:14 ; 1 Chronicles 13:5 ; 1 Chronicles 13:6 ). It was the nearest town to Beth-shemesh and stood on a hill. This was the reason of the message ( 1 Samuel 6:21 ), and why this was chosen for the convenience of people turning their faces to the ark ( 1 Kings 8:29-35 ; Psalms 28:2 ; Daniel 6:10 ). brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill —Why it was not transported at once to Shiloh where the tabernacle and sacred vessels were remaining, is difficult to conjecture. sanctified . . . his son —He was not a Levite, and was therefore only set apart or appointed to be keeper of the place. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-1sa-7-001

절 (explains)

bible-text/1sa-7-1

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological