¹¹ and as soon as all of them had crossed, the ark of the Lord and the priests came to the other side while the people watched.

⁶ Hearing the uproar, the Philistines asked, “What’s all this shouting in the Hebrew^(A) camp?”

When they learned that the ark of the Lord had come into the camp,

The Ark Returned to Israel

6 When the ark of the Lord had been in Philistine territory seven months,

⁹ David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, “How^(A) can the ark of the Lord ever come to me?”

¹² While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also sent for Ahithophel^(A) the Gilonite, David’s counselor,^(B) to come from Giloh,^(C) his hometown. And so the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept on increasing.^(D)

⁴ Then the king said to Ziba, “All that belonged to Mephibosheth^(A) is now yours.”

“I humbly bow,” Ziba said. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”