Psalm 132:6 “We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of J…”

Psalm 132:6

We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

World English Bible

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar.

American Standard Version

Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: We found it in the field of the wood.

Geneva Bible 1599

Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah, and found it in the fieldes of the forest.

Darby Translation

Behold, we heard of it at Ephratah, we found it in the fields of the wood.

Young's Literal Translation

'Lo, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.

Bible in Basic English

We had news of it at Ephrathah: we came to it in the fields of the wood.

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Cross references

“at Ephratah”

1 Samuel 17:12 Micah 5:2 Ruth 1:2

1 Samuel 17:12 · BSB

Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. And in the days of Saul, Jesse was old and well along in years.

Micah 5:2 · BSB

But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come forth for Me One to be ruler over Israel — One whose origins are of old, from the days of eternity.

Ruth 1:2 · BSB

The man’s name was Elimelech, his wife’s name was Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah, and they entered the land of Moab and settled there.

“we found”

1 Samuel 7:1 1 Chronicles 13:5 1 Chronicles 13:6

1 Samuel 7:1 · BSB

Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.

1 Chronicles 13:5 · BSB

So David assembled all Israel, from the River Shihor in Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

1 Chronicles 13:6 · BSB

David and all Israel went up to Baalah of Judah (that is, Kiriath-jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim—the ark that is called by the Name.

Also

Genesis 35:19

Genesis 35:19 · BSB

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

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

In context

5until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling for the Mighty One of Jacob. ”

7Let us go to His dwelling place; let us worship at His footstool.

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