She said, “The glory has departed from Israel, because the ark of God has been captured.”

When the ark of the Lord had been in the land of the Philistines for seven months,

When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the priests lifted the ark.

When all Israel’s elders had arrived, the Levites lifted the ark.

So they assembled all the leaders of the Philistines and asked, “What should we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They replied, “The ark of the God of Israel should be moved to Gath.” So they moved the ark of the God of Israel.

So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But when the ark of God arrived at Ekron, the residents of Ekron cried out saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to kill our people!”

So Joseph died at the age of 110. After they embalmed him, his body was placed in a coffin in Egypt.

the ark, with its poles, the atonement lid, and the special curtain that conceals it;

And when the ark traveled, Moses would say, “Rise up, O Lord! May your enemies be scattered, and may those who hate you flee before you!”

he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the Lord’s covenant,

Look! The ark of the covenant of the Ruler of the whole earth is ready to enter the Jordan ahead of you.

and when all the people had finished crossing, the ark of the Lord and the priests crossed as the people looked on.

“Instruct the priests carrying the ark of the covenantal laws to come up from the Jordan.”

And he told the army, “Move ahead and march around the city, with armed troops going ahead of the ark of the Lord.”

So Joshua made sure they marched the ark of the Lord around the city one time. Then they went back to the camp and spent the night there.

The Israelites asked the Lord (for the ark of God’s covenant was there in those days;

and the lamp of God had not yet been extinguished. Samuel was lying down in the temple of the Lord as well; the ark of God was also there.

The ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were killed.

Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

David was afraid of the Lord that day and said, “How will the ark of the Lord ever come to me?”