17 So the Israelites set out and reached the Gibeonite cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, Chephirah, Beeroth, and Kiriath-jearim.(A)

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17 So the Israelites set out and on the third day came to their cities: Gibeon, Kephirah, Beeroth(A) and Kiriath Jearim.(B)

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21 They sent messengers to the residents of Kiriath-jearim,(A) saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the Lord. Come down and get it.”[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 6:21 Lit and bring it up to you

21 Then they sent messengers to the people of Kiriath Jearim,(A) saying, “The Philistines have returned the ark of the Lord. Come down and take it up to your town.”

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Victory at Mizpah

Time went by until twenty years had passed since the ark had been taken to Kiriath-jearim. Then the whole house of Israel longed for the Lord.

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The ark remained at Kiriath Jearim(A) a long time—twenty years in all.

Samuel Subdues the Philistines at Mizpah

Then all the people of Israel turned back to the Lord.(B)

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