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1 Samuel 5:10

Western Saints

Gregory the Dialogist

11. The satraps, as we have said, are understood as the holy preachers. The Ekronites, who are interpreted as "barren," designate the unconvertible Gentiles. These indeed gave the preachers the counsel of releasing the ark, so that if they refused their own salvation from the divine preaching, they would not stand in the way of the faithful who were journeying toward the eternal homeland with the sacraments of faith. …

Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 3, Chapter 3 ↗