1 Samuel 6:1-3

Tree of Life Version

Philistines Send the Ark Back

6 After the ark of Adonai had been in the country of the Philistines seven months, ² the Philistines summoned the priests and the diviners saying, “What should we do with the ark of Adonai? Tell us how we should send it back to its place.”

³ So they said, “If you are going to send the ark of the God of Israel back, do not send it empty. For you must surely return it with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed and it will be revealed to you why His hand has not been removed from you.”