¹¹ and after everyone had finished crossing, the priests with the ark of the Lord crossed in the sight of the people.

⁶ The Philistines heard the sound of the war cry and asked, “What’s this loud shout in the Hebrews’ camp?” When the Philistines discovered that the ark of the Lord had entered the camp,

The Return of the Ark

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

⁹ David feared the Lord that day and said, “How can the ark of the Lord ever come to me?”

¹² While he was offering the sacrifices, Absalom sent for David’s adviser Ahithophel the Gilonite,^(A) from his city of Giloh. So the conspiracy grew strong, and the people supporting Absalom continued to increase.

⁴ The king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” ^(A)

“I bow before you,” Ziba said. “May I find favor with you, my lord the king!”