And the menof Kiriath-jearimcameand tookthe arkof the LORDand broughtit into the houseof Abinadabon the hill,and consecratedEleazarhis sonto keepthe arkof the LORD.
and let us bringbackthe arkof our Godto us, for we did not seekit in the daysof Saul."
Behold,we heardof it in Ephrathah,We foundit in the fieldof Jaar.
Depart,depart,goout from there,Touchnothingunclean;Goout of the midstof her, purifyyourselves, You who carrythe vesselsof the LORD.
The borderextended[from there] and turnedroundon the westsidesouthward,from the hillwhich[lies] beforeBeth-horonsouthward;and it endedat Kiriath-baal(that is, Kiriath-jearim),a cityof the sonsof Judah.This[was] the westside.
Then the sonsof Israelsetout and cameto their citieson the thirdday.Now their cities[were] Gibeonand Chephirahand Beerothand Kiriath-jearim.
So they sentmessengersto the inhabitantsof Kiriath-jearim,saying,"The Philistineshave broughtbackthe arkof the LORD;comedownand takeit up to you."
From the daythat the arkremainedat Kiriath-jearim,the timewas long,for it was twentyyears;and allthe houseof Israellamentedafterthe LORD.
