1 Samuel 6:1 “When the ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines seven…”

1 Samuel 6:1

When the ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines seven months,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

The LORD’s ark was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

So the Arke of the Lord was in the countrey of the Philistims seuen moneths.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And the ark of Jehovah is in the field of the Philistines seven months,

Bible in Basic English

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

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Cross references

“A. M. 2864. B.C. 1140. the ark”

Psalm 78:61 1 Samuel 5:1 1 Samuel 5:3 1 Samuel 5:10 1 Samuel 5:11

Psalm 78:61 · BSB

He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary.

1 Samuel 5:1 · BSB

After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,

1 Samuel 5:3 · BSB

When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.

1 Samuel 5:10 · BSB

So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”

1 Samuel 5:11 · BSB

Then the Ekronites called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2the Philistines summoned the priests and diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us how to send it back to its place.”

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