1 Samuel 6:1

And the ark was seven months in the country of the Philistines, and their land brought forth swarms of mice.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 call their priests, and their prophets, and their enchanters, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the Lord? teach us wherewith we shall send it away to its place.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 5:1And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

1 Samuel 5:10And they send away the ark of God to Ashkelon; and it came to pass when the ark of God went into Ashkelon, that the men of Ashkelon cried out, saying, Why have ye brought back the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and 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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