1 Samuel 6:1

Good News Translation

After the Lord's Covenant Box had been in Philistia for seven months,

Cross References

Psalm 78:61

He allowed our enemies to capture the Covenant Box, the symbol of his power and glory.

1 Samuel 5:1

After the Philistines captured the Covenant Box, they carried it from Ebenezer to their city of Ashdod,

1 Samuel 5:12

Even those who did not die developed tumors and the people cried out to their gods for help.

1 Samuel 5:3

Early the next morning the people of Ashdod saw that the statue of Dagon had fallen face downward on the ground in front of the Lord's Covenant Box. So they lifted it up and put it back in its place.

1 Samuel 6:2

the people called the priests and the magicians and asked, “What shall we do with the Covenant Box of the Lord? If we send it back where it belongs, what shall we send with it?”