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B.C.about|smitten us to-day before the Philis- 1141. tines? Let us fetch -the_ark_of the_ J. Jehoyah. |covenant_of 'the Lorp out_of Shiloh
unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may_save us out_of the_hand_of our enemies.”
4Num.7.89.| 4 So the people sent to_Shiloh, that they might_bring from thence-the_ark_ of the_covenant_of ? the Lorp of hosts, swhich_dwelleth between the cheru- bims: and the_two sons_of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the_ark_ of the_covenant_of
THE 5 And when the_ark_of the_covenant_ PHILIS- /of Jthe Lorp came into the camp, all Arraip, |Israél shouted with a great shout, so
that the earth rang_again. 6 And when the Philistines heard -the_noise_of the shout, they said, “What meaneth the_noise_of xthis xgreat xshout in the_camp_of the Hebrews?” And they understood that the_ark_of ‘the Lorp was_come into the camp. 7 And the Philistines were_afraid, for =God, Elo- jthey said, “=God is_come into the him. camp.” And they said, “ Woe unto us! for there -hath not been such a thing heretofore. 8 Woe unto us! who shall_deliver us out_of the_hand_of xthese xmighty at.them- |xGods? these are tthe Gods «that selves, Heb.!smote -the Egyptians with all the eae plagues in the wilderness. b depcen * -Be_strong, and ? -quit_yourselves ean |like « men, O_ye_Philistines, that ye tbe ac.accord- |not servants unto the Hebrews, «cas ing as. they -have_been to you: -quit_your- b. bemen. | selves like « men, and fight.” THE ARK 10 And the Philistines fought, and TAKEN. |Tsraél was_smitten, and they fied a. ish. ‘every_man into his tent: and there was a very great xslaughter ; for there 1. Ch. 2, 32-|fell of Israél thirty thousand footmen. 34. Ps.78.| 441 And the_ark_of =God was_taken ; EHS and the_two sons_of Eli, Hophni and
Phinehas, @ were_slain.
1 And there ran a ‘man_of Ben- jamin out_of the army, and came to Shiloh the same xday with his ones rent, and with earth upon his
183 And when he came, lo, Eli +sat upon a xseat by the wayside watching : for his heart trembled for the_ark_of x=God. And when the ‘man came into ine city, and told it, all the city cried_ ou!
14 And when Eli heard -the_noise_of the crying, he said, “What meaneth the_noise_of «this xtumult ?” And the iman came_in hastily, and told Eli.
15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were_dim, that he could not see.
16 And the ‘man said unto Eli, “¥ am. he that_came out_of the army, and E fled to-day out_of the army.” he said, “What -is there done, my son?”
17 And the br messenger answered and said, “Israél -is_fled before the Philis- tines, and there -hath_been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, pest and the_ark_of x=God -is_
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18 And it came_to_pass, when_he|B.C. abe made_mention_of that he fell from off the seat back- ward by the_side_of the and his neck brake, and he died: for-he was an old ‘man, and heavy. And he had_|i. judged -Israél forty years.
19 And his daughter_in_law, Phine- has’ wife, was with_child, near to be_de- livered: and when she heard -the tidings that the_ark_of x=God was_ taken, and that her father_in_law and her husband were_dead, she bowed_ herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.
20 And about the_time_of her death xithe women_that_stood by her said unto her, “Fear not; for thou shast_ borne a son.” But she answered not, neither did she ser ‘d it. iat oe she paine phe ees i yeh: é nod, saying, “ Slory *1s_dep: : from Israél:” because the_ark_of x=God was_taken, and because_of her father_ in_law and her husband.
2 And she said, “The glory -is_de- parted from Israél: for the_ark_of x=God is_taken.”
AND the Philistines took -the_ark_ of ~x=God, and brought it from Eben-xezer unto « Ashdod.
2 When the Philistines took-the_ark_ of x=God, they brought it unto the_ house_of @ Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
3 And when they_of_Ashdod arose_ early on_the_morrow, behold, Dagon was +fallen upon his face to the earth before the_ark_of /the Lorp. And they|y. Je took -Dagon, and set him in his place again.
+ And when they arose_early on the} A morrow morning, behold, Dagon was +fallen upon his face to_the_ground before the_ark_of J the Lorp; and the_ head_of Dagon and both the s_of his hands were cut_off upon the thres- hold ; only the ‘stump of Dagon was_|f. left to him. =
5 Therefore neither the_priests_of Dagon, nor any x+that come into Da- gon’s house, tread on the_threshold_of Dagon in Ashdod unto xthis xday.
6 But the_hand_of Jthe Lorp was_ heavy upon them of_Ashdod, and He m destroyed them, and smote them with}, 5 tu xemerods, even Ashdod and rthe_|,, > coasts thereof.
7 And when the_emen_of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, “ The_ark_ of the_=God_of Israél shall not abide with us: for His hand is_sore upon us, and upon Dagon our =god.”
8 They sent therefore and gathered call the_plords_of the Philistines unto them, and said, “ What shall we_
raél?” And they answered, “'Let the_| him-of ark_of the_=God_of Israél be_carried_ about_unto Gath.” And they carried -the_ark_of the_=God_of Israél about thither.
® And it was so, that, after they had_ carried it about, the_hand_of/ the Lorp TES was against the city with a very great! @. anah- destruction: and Hesmote-the_«men_| shim.
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of the city, both small and great, and they had /«emerods in their secret_
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10 Therefore they sent «the_ark_of x=God to Ekron. And it came_to_pass, as the_ark_of x=God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried_out, saying, “They shave_brought_about -the_ark_ of the_=God_of Israél to -us, to slay -us and -our «people.”
11 So they sent and gathered_together eall the_p lords_of the Philistines, and said, “*Send_away =God_of Israél, and let it go_again to his_own place, that it tslay -us not, and -our deadly destruction throughout all the city; the_hand_of x=God was very heavy there.
12 And the « menthat died not were_ | it
smitten with the ’«emerods: and the_ cry_of the city went_up to /x-heaven.
AND the_ark_of %the Lorp was in 6 the_country_of the Philistines seven months.
2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, “ What
. |Shall_we_do to the_ark_of / the Lorp ?
tell us wherewith we shall_send it to his place.”
3 And they said, “If ye send_away -the_ark_of the_=God_of Israél, send it not empty ; but in any_wise ‘return Him a trespass_offering: then ye shall_be_healed, and it shall_be-known to you why His hand tis not removed from you.”
4 Then said they; “What shall be the trespass_offering which we shall_re- turn to Him?” They answered, “Five golden ‘«emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number_of the_ P lords_of the Philistines: for one plague was on tyou all, and on your » lords.
5 Wherefore ye-shall_make images_of your ‘«emerods, and images_of your mice x-that mar -the land; and ye sshall_give glory unto the_=God _of Israel: peradventure He will_lighten His ehand from off you, and from off
our gods, and from off your land.
6 Wherefore then 'do_ye_-harden your chearts, «cas the Egyptians and Pha- raoh hardened their “hearts ? when He had_wrought_wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go,and they departed ?
7 Now therefore *make oa new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there shath_come no yoke, and -tie «the kine to the cart, and «bring their calves home from them :
8 And stake -the_ark_of Jthe Lorn, and +lay itupon the cart; and 'put -the_ jewels_of xgold, which ye return Him for a trespass_offering, in a xcoffer by the_side thereof; and -send it away, that it -may_go.
9 And -see, if it 'goeth_up by the_ way-_of his_own /coast to Beth-shemesh, then He -hath_doneus xthis xgreat Xevil : but if not, then we shall_know that it is
_|not His hand that smote us; it was a
chance that happened to us.” 10 And the «men did so; and took