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1 Samuel 7:2

NETBible	It was quite a long time – some twenty years in all – that the ark stayed at Kiriath Jearim. All the people¹ of Israel longed for² the Lord.
NIV © biblegateway 1Sa 7:2	It was a long time, twenty years in all, that the ark remained at Kiriath Jearim, and all the people of Israel mourned and sought after the LORD.
NASB © biblegateway 1Sa 7:2	From the day that the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim, the time was long, for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
NLT © biblegateway 1Sa 7:2	The Ark remained in Kiriath–jearim for a long time––twenty years in all. During that time, all Israel mourned because it seemed that the LORD had abandoned them.
MSG © biblegateway 1Sa 7:2	From the time that the Chest came to rest in Kiriath Jearim, a long time passed--twenty years it was--and throughout Israel there was a widespread, fearful movement toward GOD.
BBE © SABDAweb 1Sa 7:2	And the ark was in Kiriath-jearim for a long time, as much as twenty years: and all Israel was searching after the Lord with weeping.
NRSV © bibleoremus 1Sa 7:2	From the day that the ark was lodged at Kiriath-jearim, a long time passed, some twenty years, and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
NKJV © biblegateway 1Sa 7:2	So it was that the ark remained in Kirjath Jearim a long time; it was there twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
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KJV	And it came to pass, while <03117> the ark <0727> abode <03427> (8800) in Kirjathjearim <07157>_, that the time <03117> was long <07235> (8799)_; for it was twenty <06242> years <08141>_: and all the house <01004> of Israel <03478> lamented <05091> (8735) after <0310> the LORD <03068>_.
NASB © biblegateway 1Sa 7:2	From the day <03117> that the ark <0727> remained <03427> at Kiriath-jearim <07157> , the time <03117> was long <07235> , for it was twenty <06242> years <08141> ; and all <03605> the house <01004> of Israel <03478> lamented <05091> after <0310> the LORD <03068> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ egenhyh <1096> V-API-3S af <575> PREP hv <3739> R-GSF hmerav <2250> N-GSF hn <1510> V-IAI-3S h <3588> T-NSF kibwtov <2787> N-NSF en <1722> PREP kariayiarim {N-PRI} eplhyunan <4129> V-AAI-3P ai <3588> T-NPF hmerai <2250> N-NPF kai <2532> CONJ egenonto <1096> V-AMI-3P eikosi <1501> N-NUI eth <2094> N-APN kai <2532> CONJ epebleqen <1914> V-AAI-3S pav <3956> A-NSM oikov <3624> N-NSM israhl <2474> N-PRI opisw <3694> PREP kuriou <2962> N-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	It was <01961> quite <03117> a long <07235> time <03117> – some <01961> twenty <06242> years <08141> in all– that the ark <0727> stayed <03427> at Kiriath Jearim <07157> . All <03605> the people <01004> of Israel <03478> longed <05091> for <0310> the Lord <03068> .
HEBREW	o hwhy <03068> yrxa <0310> larvy <03478> tyb <01004> lk <03605> whnyw <05091> hns <08141> Myrve <06242> wyhyw <01961> Mymyh <03117> wbryw <07235> Myrey <07157> tyrqb <0> Nwrah <0727> tbs <03427> Mwym <03117> yhyw (7:2) <01961>

NETBible

It was quite a long time – some twenty years in all – that the ark stayed at Kiriath Jearim. All the people¹ of Israel longed for² the Lord.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “house” (also in the following verse).

²tn Heb “mourned after”; NIV “mourned and sought after”; KJV, NRSV “lamented after”; NAB “turned to”; NCV “began to follow…again.”