Translations
Modern
And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel mournfully sought the LORD.
Traditional
And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath–jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.
Literal
And it came to pass that the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim, and the days were multiplied—and it was there twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after YHWH.
Latin
Et factum est, ex qua die mansit arca Domini in Cariathiarim, multiplicati sunt dies (erat quippe jam annus vigesimus), et requievit omnis domus Israël post Dominum.
Original
Hebrew
English
And from that day a long time passed, twenty years in all, as the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim. And all the house of Israel mournfully sought the LORD.
Notes
Twenty years passed until Samuel gathered the people at Mizpah (1 Samuel 7:5–6). Later, David moved the ark to Jerusalem (2 Samuel 6:1–19).
Theme notes and profiles
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes
Places
Kiriath-jearim: A city where the ark resided
Glossary
Abinadab Ark of the Covenant Samuel (Person) Samuel, Books of First and Second
Topics
Abinadab: A Levite, in Whose House the Ark of God Rested Twenty Years Ark of the Covenant: At Kirjath-Jearim Twenty Years Ark: in the Tabernacle--Called the Ark of the Covenant: Remains at the House of Abinadab Eleazar (Eleazer): An Inhabitant of Kirjath-Jearim Who Tended the Ark of the Covenant for a While Kirjath-Jearim: The Ark of the Covenant Remains for Twenty Years At Revivals: Samuel