Verse 1

The ark of the LORD remained in the territory of the Philistines for seven months.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 5:1 : 1 The Philistines took the Ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
  • 1 Sam 5:3 : 3 When the people of Ashdod woke early the next morning, they found Dagon fallen face down on the ground before the Ark of the LORD. They picked up Dagon and returned it to its place.
  • 1 Sam 5:10-11 : 10 Then they sent the Ark of God to Ekron. But when the Ark reached Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, saying, “They have brought the Ark of the God of Israel here to kill us and our people!” 11 So they sent word and gathered all the rulers of the Philistines and said, 'Send the Ark of the God of Israel away, let it return to its place so that it will not kill us and our people.' For there was a deadly panic throughout the whole city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
  • Ps 78:61 : 61 He gave His strength into captivity and His beauty into the hand of the adversary.