1 Samuel 5:1

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The Philistines took the Ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

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  • 1 Sam 7:12 : 12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, naming it Ebenezer, saying, 'Thus far, the LORD has helped us.'
  • 1 Sam 4:1 : 1 The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle, and they camped at Ebenezer while the Philistines camped at Aphek.
  • Josh 13:3 : 3 From the Shihor River (which is near Egypt) to the northern boundary of Ekron, which is counted as part of the Canaanite land; the five rulers of the Philistines—Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron—and the Avvites.
  • Josh 11:22 : 22 No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites. Only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any remain.
  • Ps 78:61 : 61 He gave His strength into captivity and His beauty into the hand of the adversary.
  • Acts 8:40 : 40 Philip, however, was found at Azotus, and as he traveled, he preached the good news in all the towns until he reached Caesarea.
  • 1 Sam 4:11 : 11 The Ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
  • 1 Sam 4:17-18 : 17 The messenger answered, 'Israel has fled before the Philistines, there has been a great slaughter among the people, your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the Ark of God has been captured.' 18 When he mentioned the Ark of God, Eli fell backward off his seat by the gate. His neck was broken, and he died, for he was an old and heavy man. He had judged Israel for forty years.
  • 1 Sam 4:22 : 22 She said, 'The glory has departed from Israel, because the Ark of God has been captured.'

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  • 1 Sam 5:2-11
    10 verses
    89%

    2 The Philistines took the Ark of God and carried it into the temple of Dagon, placing it beside Dagon.

    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.

    4 But when they awoke early the next morning, they found Dagon fallen face down on the ground before the Ark of the LORD again. This time, Dagon’s head and the palms of his hands were broken off, lying on the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon remained.

    5 For this reason, to this day, neither the priests of Dagon nor anyone who enters Dagon’s temple in Ashdod step on the threshold.

    6 The LORD’s hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod. He devastated them and afflicted them with tumors, both in Ashdod and its surrounding territory.

    7 When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The Ark of the God of Israel cannot stay with us, for His hand is harsh against us and our god Dagon.”

    8 So they gathered all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “What should we do with the Ark of the God of Israel?” They answered, “Let the Ark of the God of Israel be moved to Gath.” So they moved the Ark of the God of Israel.

    9 But after they had moved it, the hand of the LORD came against the city of Gath, causing great panic. He afflicted the people of the city, from the youngest to the oldest, with tumors.

    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.

  • 1 Sam 6:1-3
    3 verses
    80%

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

    2 The Philistines called for the priests and diviners and said, "What should we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us how we should send it back to its place."

    3 They responded, "If you send the ark of the God of Israel back, do not send it away empty. Make sure to return a guilt offering to him as well; then you will be healed, and it will become clear to you why his hand has not been lifted from you."

  • 1 Sam 6:21
    78%

    21 So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, "The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up to you."

  • 1 Sam 6:15-18
    4 verses
    78%

    15 The Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the box containing the gold objects and placed them on the large stone. That day, the people of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the LORD.

    16 When the five rulers of the Philistines saw what happened, they returned to Ekron that same day.

    17 These are the gold tumors the Philistines sent as a guilt offering to the LORD: one each for Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.

    18 And the gold mice represented the number of all the Philistine towns belonging to the five rulers, from fortified cities to rural villages. The large stone where they set the ark of the LORD remains in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh to this day.

  • 1 Sam 4:3-7
    5 verses
    77%

    3 When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel said, 'Why has the Lord allowed us to be defeated today by the Philistines? Let us fetch the Ark of the Covenant from Shiloh so it can come among us and deliver us from the power of our enemies.'

    4 So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord of Hosts, who is enthroned between the cherubim. Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, accompanied the Ark of the Covenant of God.

    5 When the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord arrived at the camp, all Israel shouted with such a great shout that the ground shook.

    6 The Philistines heard the sound of the shouting and said, 'What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?' They realized that the Ark of the Lord had come into the camp.

    7 The Philistines became afraid, saying, 'A god has come into the camp!' They exclaimed, 'Woe to us! Nothing like this has ever happened before!

  • 2 Chr 5:4-5
    2 verses
    75%

    4 When all the elders of Israel arrived, the Levites lifted the ark.

    5 They brought up the Ark, the tent of meeting, and all the holy items that were in the tent. The priests and Levites carried them.

  • 1 Sam 4:11
    75%

    11 The Ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

  • 1 Chr 13:5
    75%

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

  • 1 Sam 6:11-13
    3 verses
    75%

    11 Then they placed the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the box containing the gold mice and the models of their tumors.

    12 The cows went straight up the road toward Beth Shemesh, staying on the main highway. They kept lowing as they went, without turning to the right or left. The rulers of the Philistines followed them until the border of Beth Shemesh.

    13 Now the people of Beth Shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley. When they looked up and saw the ark, they rejoiced at the sight.

  • 2 Sam 6:2-4
    3 verses
    75%

    2 David set out with all the people who were with him from Baale of Judah to bring up from there the ark of God, which is called by the name, the name of the LORD of Hosts, who is enthroned above the cherubim.

    3 They placed the ark of God on a new cart and brought it out of the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart.

    4 They carried the ark of God out of Abinadab’s house, which was on the hill, and Ahio walked in front of the ark.

  • 1 Chr 15:25
    74%

    25 So David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of the thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-Edom with rejoicing.

  • 1 Kgs 8:3
    74%

    3 When all the elders of Israel arrived, the priests carried the Ark.

  • 1 Sam 14:18
    74%

    18 Saul said to Ahijah, 'Bring the ark of God here.' (At that time it was with the Israelites.)

  • 2 Sam 6:10
    73%

    10 So David was not willing to bring the ark of the LORD to the City of David. Instead, he took it to the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.

  • 1 Chr 13:7
    73%

    7 They placed the ark of God on a new cart and brought it out from the house of Abinadab, with Uzza and Ahio guiding the cart.

  • 1 Sam 4:22
    73%

    22 She said, 'The glory has departed from Israel, because the Ark of God has been captured.'

  • 2 Sam 6:6
    73%

    6 When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out his hand to the ark of God to steady it, for the oxen had stumbled.

  • 1 Sam 6:8
    73%

    8 Place the ark of the LORD on the cart and the gold objects you are returning to him as a guilt offering in a box beside it. Then send it on its way.

  • 1 Chr 16:1
    73%

    1 They brought the ark of God and placed it inside the tent that David had set up for it, and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before God.

  • 2 Chr 1:4
    73%

    4 But David had brought the ark of God up from Kiriath Jearim to the place he had prepared for it in Jerusalem, where he had pitched a tent for it.

  • 1 Chr 13:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12 David feared God that day and said, "How can I bring the ark of God to me?"

    13 So David did not move the ark to be with him in the City of David, but instead he directed it to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.

  • 1 Chr 10:10
    72%

    10 They put his armor in the temple of their gods and impaled his skull in the temple of Dagon.

  • 1 Sam 4:1
    72%

    1 The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle, and they camped at Ebenezer while the Philistines camped at Aphek.

  • 1 Chr 13:9
    72%

    9 When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzza reached out his hand to hold the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.

  • 1 Sam 7:1
    72%

    1 The men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the Ark of the LORD. They brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill and consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the Ark of the LORD.

  • 1 Chr 15:3
    71%

    3 David gathered all Israel in Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD to the place he had prepared for it.