1 Samuel 5:1
Strong's Lexicon
After the Philistines
וּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙ (ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistine = 'immigrants' 1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan

had captured
לָֽקְח֔וּ (lā·qə·ḥū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3947: 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to take, take in the hand 1a2) to take and carry along 1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away 1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept 1a5) to take up or upon, put upon 1a6) to fetch 1a7) to take, lead, conduct 1a8) to take, capture, seize 1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be captured 1b2) to be taken away, be removed 1b3) to be taken, brought unto 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be taken from or out of 1c2) to be stolen from 1c3) to be taken captive 1c4) to be taken away, be removed 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto 1d2) to be taken out of 1d3) to be taken away 1e) (Hithpael) 1e1) to take hold of oneself 1e2) to flash about (of lightning)

אֵ֖ת (’êṯ)
Direct object marker
Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

the ark
אֲר֣וֹן (’ă·rō·wn)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 727: 1) chest, ark 1a) money chest 1b) Ark of the Covenant 2)(TWOT) coffin

of God,
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) 1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God

they took it
וַיְבִאֻ֛הוּ (way·ḇi·’u·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put

from
מֵאֶ֥בֶן (mê·’e·ḇen)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew :

Ebenezer
הָעֵ֖זֶר (hā·‘ê·zer)
Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 72: Ebenezer = 'stone of help' 1) memorial stone erected by Samuel to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines-north of Jerusalem

to Ashdod,
אַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃ (’aš·dō·w·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 795: Ashdod = 'powerful' 1) a major Philistine city on the Mediterranean Sea west from Jerusalem, modern Esdud

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,

Young's Literal Translation
And the Philistines have taken the ark of God, and bring it in from Eben-Ezer to Ashdod,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod, 

New American Standard Bible
Now the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

King James Bible
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

New Living Translation
After the Philistines captured the Ark of God, they took it from the battleground at Ebenezer to the town of Ashdod.

English Standard Version
When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

New American Standard Bible
Now the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

King James Bible
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,

International Standard Version
The Philistines took the Ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

NET Bible
Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

American Standard Version
Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.

English Revised Version
Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.

Young's Literal Translation
And the Philistines have taken the ark of God, and bring it in from Eben-Ezer to Ashdod,
















Cross References
Acts 8:40
But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

Joshua 11:22
There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.

Joshua 13:3
From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:

1 Samuel 4:1
And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.

1 Samuel 4:22
And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.

1 Samuel 7:12
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.

Isaiah 20:1
In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;

Amos 3:9
Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.

1 Samuel 1:1
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

1 Samuel 4:21
And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.

1 Samuel 4:20
And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.
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