And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
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Interpretation
In this great revival of true religion, the ark was neither removed to Shiloh, nor placed with the tabernacle any where else.
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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 7:13-17.
Glossary
- Amorites People
- Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan ( Gen. 14:7 ), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions.
- Ekron Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Miqne.
- Gath Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell es Safi.