1 Samuel 14:18

And Saul said to Achias: Bring the ark of the Lord. (For the ark of God was there that day with the children of Israel.)

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

In Context

17And Saul said to the people that were with him: Look, and see who is gone from us. And when they had sought, it was found that Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there.

19And while Saul spoke to the priest, there arose a great uproar in the camp of the Philistines: and it increased by degrees, and was heard more clearly. And Saul said to the priest: Draw in thy hand.

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Cross References

Judges 20:18And they arose and came to the house of God, that is, to Silo: and they consulted God, and said: Who shall be in our army the first to go to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the Lord answered them: Let Juda be your leader.

Judges 20:27And inquired of him concerning their state. At that time the ark of the covenant of the Lord was there,

1 Samuel 5:2And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the temple of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

1 Samuel 30:7And he said to Abiathar the priest the son of Achimelech: Bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.

2 Samuel 15:24And Sadoc the priest also came, and all the Levites with him carrying the ark of the covenant of God, and they set down the ark of God: and Abiathar went up, till all the people that was come out of the city had done passing.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 14:17-24

The Philistines Destroyed. ( b. c. 1067.) 16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another. 17 Then said Saul unto the people that were with him, Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer were not there. 18 And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel. 19 And it came to pass, while Saul… Read the whole commentary →

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