Now ascend, O LORD God, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength! May your priests, O LORD God, experience your deliverance! May your loyal followers rejoice in the prosperity you give!
The messenger replied,“ Israel has fled from the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!”
The Danites worshiped the carved image. Jonathan, descendant of Gershom, son of Moses, and his descendants served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.
She named the boy Ichabod, saying,“ The glory has departed from Israel,” referring to the capture of the ark of God and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband.She said,“ The glory has departed from Israel, because the ark of God has been captured.”Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the temple of Dagon, where they positioned it beside Dagon.