KJV King James Version
And 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.
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1 Samuel 7:1
And 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the men of Kiriath-jearim came for the ark of the LORD and took it into Abinadab’s house on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to guard the ark of the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
The men of Kiriath Jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Yahweh, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
And the men of Kiriath-jearim came, and fetched up the ark of Jehovah, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the men of Kirjath-Jearim come and bring up the ark of Jehovah, and bring it in unto the house of Abinadab, in the height, and Eleazar his son they have sanctified to keep the ark of Jehovah.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 7
1 And 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.
2 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.
3 And 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.
4 Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.
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וַיָּבֹ֜אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeאַנְשֵׁ֣י׀H582 · e.noshhumanקִרְיַ֣תH7157 · qir.yat ye.a.rimKiriath-jearimיְעָרִ֗יםH7157 · qir.yat ye.a.rimKiriath-jearimוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙H5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲר֣וֹןH727 · a.ronarkיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיָּבִ֣אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeאֹת֔וֹH853 · et[Obj.]אֶל־H413 · elto(wards)בֵּ֥יתH1004 · betplaceאֲבִינָדָ֖בH41 · a.vi.na.davAbinadabבַּגִּבְעָ֑הH1389 · giv.ahGibeath-(elohim)וְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֶלְעָזָ֤רH499 · el.a.zarEleazarבְּנוֹ֙H1121 · benson: childקִדְּשׁ֔וּH6942 · qa.dashto consecrate: consecateלִשְׁמֹ֖רH8104 · sha.marto keep: obeyאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲר֥וֹןH727 · a.ronarkיְהוָֽה׃ פH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
2 Samuel 6:2-4And David arose, and went with all the people that [were] with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth [between] the cherubims.Psalm 132:6Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.Isaiah 52:11Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean [thing]; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean, that bear the vessels of the LORD.Joshua 18:14And the border was drawn [thence], and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that [lieth] before Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjathbaal, which [is] Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of Judah: this [was] the west quarter.1 Samuel 6:21And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, [and] fetch it up to you.1 Chronicles 13:5-7So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God from Kirjathjearim.
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