1 Samuel 6:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The Philistines called their priests and magicians and said, “What must we do with the Lord’s Box? Tell us how to send it back home.”

Cross References

Exodus 7:11

So Pharaoh called for his wise men and magicians. These men used their magic, and they were able to do the same thing as Aaron.

Genesis 41:8

The next morning Pharaoh was worried about these dreams, so he sent for all the magicians and wise men of Egypt. Pharaoh told these men the dreams, but none of them could explain the dreams.

Daniel 5:7

The king called for the men of magic and the Chaldeans to be brought to him. He said to these wise men, “I will give a reward to anyone who can read this writing and explain to me what it means. I will give him purple robes to wear and will put a gold chain around his neck. I will make him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”

Daniel 2:2

So the king called his wise men to come to him. They used magic and watched the stars. They did this to try to interpret dreams and to learn what would happen in the future. The king wanted them to tell him what he had dreamed, so they came in and stood in front of him.

Matthew 2:4

Herod called a meeting of all the leading Jewish priests and teachers of the law. He asked them where the Messiah would be born.

Isaiah 2:6

Family of Jacob, you have abandoned your people. This is clear because they have been filled with bad influences from the East, and now your people try to tell the future like the Philistines. They have completely accepted those strange ideas.

1 Samuel 6:1

The Philistines kept the Lord’s Holy Box in their land for seven months.

1 Samuel 5:8

The people of Ashdod called the five Philistine rulers together and asked them, “What must we do with the Holy Box of the God of Israel?” The rulers answered, “Move the Holy Box of the God of Israel to Gath.” So the Philistines moved God’s Holy Box.