1 Samuel 6:1

And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

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Interpretation

Seven months the Philistines were punished with the presence of the ark; so long it was a plague to them, because they would not send it home sooner. Sinners lengthen out their own miseries by refusing to part with their sins.

Read with

This thought runs through 1 Samuel 6:1-5.

1 Samuel 6:1 1 Samuel 6:2 1 Samuel 6:3 1 Samuel 6:4 1 Samuel 6:5

Glossary

Ark Object: Noah’s ark, a building of gopher-wood, and covered with pitch, 300 cubits long, 50 cubits broad, and 30 cubits high.