The Ark Returned to Israel

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

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The Ark Returned to Israel

When the ark of the Lord had been in Philistine territory seven months,

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61 (A)And delivered His strength into captivity,
And His glory into the enemy’s hand.

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61 He sent the ark of his might(A) into captivity,(B)
    his splendor into the hands of the enemy.

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10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. So it was, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people!” 11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

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10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron.(A)

As the ark of God was entering Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, “They have brought the ark of the god of Israel around to us to kill us and our people.” 11 So they called together all the rulers(B) of the Philistines and said, “Send the ark of the god of Israel away; let it go back to its own place, or it[a] will kill us and our people.” For death had filled the city with panic; God’s hand was very heavy on it.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 5:11 Or he

And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, (A)fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and (B)set it in its place again.

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When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen(A) on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord! They took Dagon and put him back in his place.

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The Philistines and the Ark

Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it (A)from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

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The Ark in Ashdod and Ekron

After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer(A) to Ashdod.(B)

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