Verse 1

The ark of Yahweh was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 5:1 : 1 Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
• 1 Sam 5:3 : 3 When they of Ashdod arose early on the next day, behold, Dagon was fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh. They took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
• 1 Sam 5:10-11 : 10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. It happened, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, "They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people." 11 They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, "Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it not kill us and our people." For there was a deadly confusion throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
• Ps 78:61 : 61 and delivered his strength into captivity, his glory into the adversary's hand.