Mosessentthem, a thousandfrom each tribe,to the war,and Phinehasthe sonof Eleazarthe priest,to the warwith them, and the holyvesselsand the trumpetsfor the alarmin his hand.
Uriahsaidto David,"The arkand Israeland Judahare stayingin temporaryshelters,and my lordJoaband the servantsof my lordare campingin the openfield.Shall I then goto my houseto eatand to drinkand to liewith my wife?By your lifeand the lifeof your soul,I will not dothisthing."
sonof Abishua,sonof Phinehas,sonof Eleazar,sonof Aaronthe chiefpriest.
"According to allthat I am going to showyou, [as] the patternof the tabernacleand the patternof allits furniture,just soyou shall construct[it].
But they wentup heedlesslyto the ridgeof the hillcountry;neitherthe arkof the covenantof the LORDnorMosesleftthe camp.
So there were furnishedfrom the thousandsof Israel,a thousandfrom each tribe,twelvethousandarmedfor war.
"When you are approachingthe battle,the priestshall comenearand speakto the people.
Then the sonsof Israelsentto the sonsof Reubenand to the sonsof Gadand to the half-tribeof Manasseh,into the landof Gilead,Phinehasthe sonof Eleazarthe priest,
Then Saulsaidto Ahijah,"Bringthe arkof Godhere."For the arkof Godwas at that timewith the sonsof Israel.
Now Davidknewthat Saulwas plottingevilagainsthim; so he saidto Abiatharthe priest,"Bringthe ephodhere."
Then the one who broughtthe newsreplied,"Israelhas fledbeforethe Philistinesand there has alsobeena greatslaughteramong the people,and your twosonsalso,Hophniand Phinehas,are dead,and the arkof Godhas been taken."
