- the ark:
- "And the Philistinesª tookª°¹ the arkª of God,ª and broughtª° it from Ebenezerª¹ unto Ashdod.ª" {1Sm 5:1} + "And when they of Ashdod²¹ arose earlyª° on the morrow,ª¹ behold,¹ Dagonª [was] fallenª° upon his faceª to the earthª beforeª the arkª of the LORD.ª And they tookª°¹ Dagon,ª and setª° him in his placeª again.²°" {1Sm 5:3} + "Therefore they sentª°¹ the arkª of Godª to Ekron.ª And it came to pass,¹ as the arkª of Godª cameª° to Ekron,ª that the Ekronitesª cried out,ª° saying,ª° They have brought aboutª°¹ the arkª of the Godª of Israelª to¹ us, to slayª° us and our people.ª ... So they sentª° and gathered togetherª°¹ all¹ the lordsª of the Philistines,ª and said,ª° Send awayª°¹ the arkª of the Godª of Israel,ª and let it go againª° to his own place,ª that it slayª° us not,¹ and our people:ª for¹ there was¹ a deadlyª destructionª throughout all¹ the city;ª the handª of Godª was veryª heavyª° there.¹" {1Sm 5:10-11} + "And deliveredª° his strengthª into captivity,ª and his gloryª into the enemy'sª hand.ª" {Psa 78:61}
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