1 Samuel 4:5
4:5 When the ark of the covenant of the
Lord arrived at the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly
1 that the ground shook.
1 Samuel 4:21
4:21 She named the boy Ichabod, 2 saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” referring to the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.
1 Samuel 5:2-3
5:2 The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the temple of Dagon, where they positioned it beside Dagon.
5:3 When the residents of Ashdod got up early the next day,
3 Dagon was lying on the ground before the ark of the
Lord. So they took Dagon and set him back in his place.
1 Samuel 6:11
6:11 They put the ark of the
Lord on the cart, along with the chest, the gold mice, and the images of the sores.
1 Samuel 6:21
6:21 So they sent messengers to the residents of Kiriath Jearim, saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the Lord. Come down here and take it back home with you.”
1 tn Heb “shouted [with] a great shout.”
2 sn The name Ichabod (אִי־כָבוֹד) may mean, “Where is the glory?”
3 tc The LXX adds “they entered the temple of Dagon and saw.”