1 Samuel 6:21
And they sent messengers unto the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim, saying,—The Philistines have returned the ark of Yahweh, come down, fetch it up unto you.
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Joshua 9:17So the sons of Israel brake up, and came in unto their cities on the third day,—their cities, being Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.
Joshua 15:60Kiriath-baal, the same, is Kiriath-jearim, and Rabbah,—two cities, with their villages.
Judges 18:12And they went up and encamped in Kiriath-jearim, in Judah,—wherefore they have called that place, Mahaneh-dan—unto this day, lo! it is behind Kiriath-jearim.
1 Chronicles 13:5So David convoked all Israel, from Shihor of Egypt, even unto the entering in of Hamath,—to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
Jeremiah 7:12For go I pray you, unto my place which was in Shiloh, Where I made my Name to dwell, at first,—And see what I did to it, because of the wickedness of my people Israel!
Jeremiah 26:20There was however, a man, prophesying in the name of Yahweh, Urijah, son of Shemaiah, of Keriath-jearim,—who prophesied against this city, and against this land, according to all the words of Jeremiah.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 6:20-21
The Ark at Beth-shemesh. ( b. c. 1119.) 19 And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord , even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. 20 And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up from us? 21 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have… Read the whole commentary →