1 Samuel 6:1

Now the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines for seven months.

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In The King James Version

And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

In Context

2And the Philistines sent for the priests and those who were wise in secret arts, and said to them, What are we to do with the ark of the Lord? How are we to send it away to its place?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 5:1Now the Philistines, having taken the ark of God, took it with them from Eben-ezer to Ashdod.

1 Samuel 5:10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And when the ark of God came to Ekron, the people of the town made an outcry, saying, They have sent the ark of the God of Israel to us for the destruction of us and of our people.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 6:1

In this chapter we have the return of the ark to the land of Israel, whither we are now gladly to attend it, and observe, I. How the Philistines dismissed it, by the advice of their priests ( ver. 1-11 ), with rich presents to the God of Israel, to make an atonement for their sin ( ver. 3-5 ), and yet with a project to bring it back, unless Providence directed the kine, contrary to their inclination, to go to the land of Israel, ver. 8, 9 . II. How the Israelites entertained it. 1. With great joy and sacrifices of… Read the whole commentary →

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