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1 Samuel 7:2 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 7 · verse 2 · King James Version
And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.1 Samuel 7:2 · King James Version
1 Samuel 7:2 in context
1And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
2And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
3And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
4Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
Key words (Strong's)
- KirjathjearimQiryath YᵉʻârîymKirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in PalestineH7157 →
- lamentednâhâhto groanH5091 →
- twentyʻesrîymtwentyH6242 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
- abodeyâshabproperly, to sit downH3427 →
- yearsshâneha yearH8141 →
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