Teks -- 1 Samuel 7:2 (NET)

Further Conflict with the Philistines

7:2 It was quite a long time– some twenty years in all– that the ark stayed at Kiriath Jearim. All the people of Israel longed for the Lord.

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per frasa)

Wesley: 1Sa 7:2 - Kirjath

jearim - Where it continued, and was not carried to Shiloh its former place, either because that place was destroyed by the Philistines when the ark was taken, or because God would hereby punish the wickedness of the people of Israel, by keeping it in a private place near the Philistines, whether the generality of the people durst not come.

Wesley: 1Sa 7:2 - Twenty years

He saith not, that this twenty years was all the time of the ark's abode there, for it continued there from Eli's time 'till David's reign, 2Sa 6:2, which was forty years: but that it was so long there before the Israelites were sensible of their sin and misery.

Wesley: 1Sa 7:2 - Lamented

That is, they followed after God with lamentations for his departure, and prayers for his return.

JFB: 1Sa 7:2 - the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim . . . twenty years

It appears, in the subsequent history, that a much longer period elapsed before its final removal from Kirjath-jearim (2Sa. 6:1-19; 1Ch 13:1-14). But that length of time had passed when the Israelites began to revive from their sad state of religious decline. The capture of the ark had produced a general indifference either as to its loss or its recovery.

JFB: 1Sa 7:2 - all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord

They were then brought, doubtless by the influence of Samuel's exhortations, to renounce idolatry, and to return to the national worship of the true God.

Clarke: 1Sa 7:2 - It was twenty years

It was twenty years - This chapter contains the transactions of at least twenty years, but we know not the date of each event.

TSK: 1Sa 7:2 - lamented

lamented : Jdg 2:4; Jer 3:13, Jer 3:22-25, Jer 31:9; Zec 12:10, Zec 12:11; Mat 5:4; 2Co 7:10, 2Co 7:11

Tafsiran/Catatan -- Catatan Kata/Frasa (per Ayat)

Poole: 1Sa 7:2 - The ark abode in Kirjath-jearim // The house of Israel lamented after the Lord

The ark abode in Kirjath-jearim and was not carried to Shiloh, its former place, either because that place was destroyed by the Philistines when the ark was taken, as may be gathered from this history, compared with Jer 7:12,14 26:6,9 ; or because God would hereby punish the wickedness, either of that particular place of Shiloh, or of the people of Israel, by keeping it in a private and obscure place, and that near to the Philistines, whither the generality of the people neither durst nor could safely come. It was twenty years ; he saith not that this twenty years was all the time of the ark’ s abode there; for it continued there from Eli’ s time till David’ s reign, 2Sa 6:2 , which was forty years, Act 13:21 ; but that it was so long there ere the Israelites were sensible of their sin and misery, ere they lamented, &c., as it follows.

The house of Israel lamented after the Lord i.e. they followed after God with lamentation for his departure and so long estrangement from them, and with prayers for his return and favour to them.

Haydock: 1Sa 7:2 - Year // Rested

Year. Some would date all the subsequent events from this period. But is it credible that Samuel should neglect for twenty years to make this exhortation to the people? and how will it be true, that God humbled the Philistines during the whole time (Calmet) of his administration, which perhaps (Haydock) only lasted so many years? (ver. 13.) (Calmet) ---

It is more probable, therefore, that the power of the enemy was broken by the destruction caused by the presence of the ark, which kept them under due restraint for along time; and when they attempted, once more, to molest the Israelites, they were entirely discomfited by a miraculous storm, at the prayer of Samuel, ver. 10. Salien (the year of the world 2960) allows, that this took place in the twentieth year since the ark came to Cariathiarim, in which year Samuel appointed his children judges at Bersabee, though he continued to act, and was judge for twenty-three years, (some say thirty-eight) and even under the reign of Saul had almost an absolute sway, as the prophet of the Lord. (Haydock) ---

Rested: continued steadfast, (Santius) "cried unto," (Pagnin) "Looked (Haydock) or returned," Septuagint. "Lamented after the Lord," Hebrew. (Menochius) ---

They were not soon induced to break this solemn covenant, Isaias vii. 2. (Tirinus)

Gill: 1Sa 7:2 - And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long // for it was twenty years // and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord

And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long,.... It could not be less than between forty and fifty years, for it remained here until the times of David, who removed it from hence after he was made king over all Israel, and when he had reigned over Judah seven years; and from the death of Eli to that time, which included the government of Samuel and Saul, it could not be less than what has been hinted:

for it was twenty years; not that this was all the time the ark was at Kirjathjearim, but it was so long there before it was much taken notice of, and sought unto, and the Lord by it; there was a great neglect of God, and his worship, which through the means of Samuel began to revive about this time, as it follows:

and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord; became sensible of their evil doings, and repented of them, and sought the Lord with fasting, and prayer, and tears; bewailed their backslidings and revoltings from him, and cried after a departing God.