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1 Samuel 7:1
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1 Samuel 7:1
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7 (A) The people of Kiriath-Jearim got the chest and took it to Abinadab's house, which was on a hill in their town. They chose his son Eleazar to take care of it,
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1 Samuel 7:2
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1 Samuel 7:2
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2 and it stayed there for 20 years.
During this time everyone in Israel was very sad and begged the Lord for help.[a]
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- 7.2 Israel … help: Or “Israel turned to the Lord and begged him for help.”
Exodus 25:22
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Exodus 25:22
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22 I will meet you there[a] between the two creatures and tell you what my people must do and what they must not do.
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- 25.22 I will meet you there: It was believed that God had his earthly throne on the lid of the sacred chest.
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