The Return of the Ark

When the ark of the Lord had been in the land of the Philistines for seven months, the Philistines summoned the priests and the diviners(A) and pleaded, “What should we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us how we can send it back to its place.”

They replied, “If you send the ark of Israel’s God away, you must not send it without an offering.(B) You must send back a restitution offering to Him,(C) and you will be healed. Then the reason His hand hasn’t been removed from you will be revealed.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 6:3 DSS, LXX read healed, and an atonement shall be made for you. Shouldn’t His hand be removed from you?

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