1 Samuel 6:1-3

Christian Standard Bible

The Return of the Ark

6 When the ark of the Lord had been in Philistine territory for seven months, ² the Philistines summoned the priests and the diviners^(A) and pleaded, “What should we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us how we can send it back to its place.”

³ They replied, “If you send the ark of Israel’s God away, do not send it without an offering.^(B) Send back a guilt offering to him,^(C) and you will be healed. Then the reason his hand hasn’t been removed from you will be revealed.”^[a]