Cross Reference 1 SAMUEL 5:1 AND THE PHILISTINES TOOK THE ARK OF GOD AND BROUGHT IT FROM EBENEZER UNTO ASHDOD

{1 Samuel 5:1} And the Philistines 6430 took 3947 z8804 x853 the ark 727 of God, 430 and brought 935 z8686 it from Ebenezer 72 x4480 unto Ashdod. 795

took:
"And the arkª of Godª was taken;ª ° and the twoª sonsª of Eli,ª Hophniª and Phinehas,ª were slain.ª °" {1Sm 4:11} + "And the messengerª ° answeredª ° and said,ª ° Israelª is fledª ° beforeª the Philistines,ª and there hath been¹ also¹ a greatª slaughterª among the people,ª and thy twoª sonsª also,¹ Hophniª and Phinehas,ª are dead,ª ° and the arkª of Godª is taken.ª ° ... And it came to pass,¹ when he made mentionª ° of¹ the arkª of God,ª that he fellª ° from off¹ ¹ the seatª backwardª byª the sideª of the gate,ª and his neckª brake,ª ° and he died:ª ° for¹ he was an oldª ° man,ª and heavy.² °¹ And he¹ had judgedª °¹ Israelª fortyª years.ª" {1Sm 4:17-18} + "And she said,ª ° The gloryª is departedª ° from Israel:ª ¹ for¹ the arkª of Godª is taken.ª °" {1Sm 4:22} + "And deliveredª ° his strengthª into captivity,ª and his gloryª into the enemy'sª hand.ª" {Psa 78:61}

Ebenezer:
"And the wordª of Samuelª came¹ to all¹ Israel.ª Now Israelª went outª ° againstª ° the Philistinesª to battle,ª and pitchedª ° beside¹ Ebenezer:ª and the Philistinesª pitchedª ° in Aphek.ª" {1Sm 4:1} + "Then Samuelª tookª ° aª stone,ª and setª ° [it] between¹ Mizpehª and Shen,ª and calledª °¹ the nameª of it Ebenezer,ª saying,ª ° Hitherto¹ ¹ hath the LORDª helpedª ° us." {1Sm 7:12}

Ashdod:
Ashdod, called Azotus by the Greeks, was one of the five satrapies of the Philistines, and a place of great strength and consequence. It was situated near the Mediterranean, between Askelon and Jamnia, thirty-four miles north of Gaza, according to Diodorus Siculus, and the Antonine and Jerusalem Itineraries. It is now called Shdood; and Dr. Richardson says they neither saw nor heard of any ruins there. "The ground," he observes, "around Ashdod is beautifully undulating, but not half stocked with cattle. The site of the town is on the summit of a grassy hill; and, if we are to believe historians, was anciently as strong as it was beautiful." "There was none¹ of the Anakimsª leftª ° in the landª of the childrenª of Israel:ª only¹ in Gaza,ª in Gath,ª and in Ashdod,ª there remained.ª °" {Jsh 11:22} + "Butª Philipª was foundª ° atª Azotus:ª andª passing² ° through¹ he preachedª ° in allª the¹ cities,ª tillª heª cameª ° toª Caesarea.ª" {Act 8:40}, Azotus