Verse 1

And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines for seven months.

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  • 1 Sam 5:1 : 1 And the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
  • 1 Sam 5:3 : 3 And when the people of Ashdod arose early the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and set him back in his place.
  • 1 Sam 5:10-11 : 10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And as the ark of God came to Ekron, 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 return to its own place, that it may not kill us and our people. For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
  • Ps 78:61 : 61 And delivered his strength into captivity, and his glory into the enemy's hand.