1 Samuel 6:1
When the ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines seven months,
2 the Philistines summoned the priests and diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us how to send it back to its place.”
3 They replied, “If you return the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it away empty, but by all means return it to Him with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will understand why His hand has not been lifted from you.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- When the ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines seven months,
- KJV
- And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
- WEB
- The LORD’s ark was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
- ASV
- And the ark of Jehovah was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
- DARBY
- And the ark of Jehovah was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
- BLB
- And the ark of YHWH was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
- ÅB
- Herrens ark var i filistrenes land i syv måneder.
- OTB
- Herrens ark ble holdt i filisterland i syv måneder.
- B1930
- Herrens ark var i filistrenes land i syv måneder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 78:61
He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary.
Read in context1 Samuel 5:10–11
So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”
Read in context1 Samuel 5:3
When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.
Read in context1 Samuel 5:1
After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,
Read in context