Here are the members of the family line of Ephraim. Shuthelah was Ephraim’s son. Bered was Shuthelah’s son. Tahath was Bered’s son. Eleadah was Tahath’s son. Tahath was Eleadah’s son.
The Lord and King says, “Deep down inside them, the Philistines hated Judah. So the Philistines tried to get even with them. They had been Judah’s enemies for many years. So they tried to destroy them.”
So the ark of God was sent to Ekron. As the ark was entering Ekron, the people of the city cried out. They shouted, “They’ve brought the ark of the god of Israel to us. They want to kill us and our people.”
So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines. They asked them, “What should we do with the ark of the god of Israel?” The rulers answered, “Have the ark moved to Gath.” So they moved it.