1 Samuel 6:1
So the Arke of the Lord was in the countrey of the Philistims seuen moneths.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
In Context
Cross References
1 Samuel 5:1Then the Philistims tooke the Arke of God and caried it from Eben-ezer vnto Ashdod,
1 Samuel 5:10Therefore they sent the Arke of God to Ekron: and assoone as the Arke of God came to Ekron, the Ekronites cryed out, saying, They haue brought the Arke of the God of Israel to vs to slay vs 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 →