1 And the LORD spoke to Moses saying,
2 Speak to the sons of Israel, and take a rod from each of them for a father's house, of all their rulers, for their fathers' house, twelve rods. Write every man's name upon his rod.
3 And you shall write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi. For one rod [shall be] for the head of the house of their fathers.
4 And you shall lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.
5 And it shall be, the rod of the man whom I shall choose shall blossom. And I will make to cease from Me the murmurings of the sons of Israel by which they murmur against you.
6 And Moses spoke to the sons of Israel, and all their rulers gave to him a rod, for each ruler, one rod for each ruler, for their father's house, twelve rods. And the rod of Aaron [was] among their rods.
7 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness.
8 And it happened on the next day Moses went into the tabernacle of witness. And behold! The rod of Aaron for the house of Levi had budded and had brought forth buds, and had bloomed blossoms, and had yielded almonds.
9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD to all the sons of Israel. And they looked, and each one took his rod.
10 And the LORD said to Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again before the testimony, to be kept as a token against the rebels. And you shall completely take away their murmurings from Me so that they do not die.
11 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him, so he did.
14 And it happened, when the people moved from their tents to pass over Jordan, and as the priests carried the ark of the covenant before the people,
15 and as those who bore the ark had come to Jordan, and the feet of the priests that bore the ark were dipped in the edge of the water (for Jordan overflows all its banks, all the time of harvest);
16 that the waters which came down from above stopped [and] rose up all in a heap, very far from the city Adam that [is] beside Zaretan. And those that came down toward the sea of the plain, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. And the people passed over across from Jericho.
17 And the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of Jordan. And all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people had passed completely over Jordan.
10 And the men did so. And they took two milk cows and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home.
11 And they laid the ark of the LORD on the cart, and the box [with] the mice of gold and the images of their hemorrhoids.
12 And the cows took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, going along the highway, lowing as they went. And they did not turn aside [to] the right or to the left. And the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
13 And [the people] of Beth-shemesh [were] reaping their wheat harvest in the valley. And they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see [it].
14 And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and stood there and there was a great stone. And they cut the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD.
15 And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the box in it, in which the jewels of gold were, and put [them] on the great stone. And the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day to the LORD.
20 And he took and placed the Testimony into the ark, and set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy-seat on the ark from above.
21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle and set up the veil of the covering, and covered the Ark of Testimony, even as the LORD commanded Moses.
6 And the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He destroyed them and struck them with hemorrhoids, Ashdod and its borders.
7 And the men of Ashdod saw that [it was] so. And they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not stay with us. For His hand is sore upon us and upon Dagon our god.
8 And they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them. And they said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried around to Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel around.
9 And it happened after they had carried it around, the hand of the LORD was against the city [with] a very great destruction. And He struck the men of the city, both small and great, and hemorrhoids broke forth in them.
10 And it happened that they sent the ark of God [to] Ekron. And it happened as the ark of God came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought around the ark of the God of Israel to us in order to kill us and our people.
11 And they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people. For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city. The hand of God was very heavy there.
14 Turn, O backsliding sons, says the LORD; for I am married to you; and I will take you one from a city, and two from a family, and I will bring you to Zion.
15 And I will give you shepherds according to My heart, who shall feed you [with] knowledge and understanding.
16 And it will be when you have multiplied and increased in the land, in those days, says the LORD, they shall say no more, The ark of the covenant of the LORD! Nor shall it come to mind; nor shall they remember it; nor shall they visit [it]; nor shall it be made any more.
89 And when Moses had gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak with Him, then he heard the voice of One speaking to him from the mercy-seat on the ark of testimony, from between the two cherubs. And He spoke to him.
1 And Bezaleel made the ark [of] acacia-wood: two cubits and a half long, and a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
20 And the people shouted when [the priests] blew with the ram's horns. And it happened when the people heard the sound of the ram's horns, and the people shouted with a great shout, the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, each man straight before him. And they took the city.
1 And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying,
2 You shall set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation on the first day of the first month.
3 And you shall put the ark of the testimony in it, and you shall cover the ark with the veil.
22 And I will meet with you there, and I will talk with you from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubs on the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give you in commandment to the sons of Israel.
19 And the temple of God was opened in Heaven, and there was seen in His temple the ark of His covenant, and there occurred lightnings and voices, and thunders and an earthquake, and a great hail.
1 Then truly the first [tabernacle] had also ordinances of divine service and an earthly sanctuary.
2 For the first tabernacle was prepared, in which [was] both the lampstand, and the table, and the setting out of the loaves, which is called Holies.
3 And after the second veil [was] a tabernacle which is called the Holy of Holies,
4 having a golden altar of incense, and the ark of the covenant overlaid all around with gold, in which [was] the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.
5 And over it were the cherubs of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat (about which we cannot now speak piece by piece.
1 And Solomon gathered the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the sons of Israel, to King Solomon in Jerusalem, so that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which [is] Zion.
2 And all the men of Israel were gathered to king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which [is] the seventh month.
3 And all the elders of Israel came in, and the priests took up the ark.
4 And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels which [were] in the tabernacle; even those the priests and the Levites brought up.
5 And King Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel who had assembled to him, [were] with him before the ark sacrificing sheep and oxen which could not be counted nor numbered for multitude.
6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD into its place, into the holy place of the house, into the Holy of Holies, under the wings of the cherubs.
7 For the cherubs spread forth [their] two wings over the place of the ark. And the cherubs covered the ark and the staves of it above.
8 And they drew out the staves, so that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy [place], in front of the Holy of Holies. And they were not seen outside. And there they are until today.
9 There [was] nothing in the ark except the two tablets of stone which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made [a covenant] with the sons of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt.
10 And it happened when the priests had come out of the Holy of Holies, the cloud filled the house of the LORD.
11 And the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.
1 And the men of Kirjath-jearim came and brought up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill. And they sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD.
2 And it happened from the day the ark [began] to dwell in Kirjath-jearim, the days became many; yea, they were twenty years. And all the house of Israel yearned after the LORD.
1 And Jericho was completely shut up because of the sons of Israel. None went out and none came in.
2 And the LORD said to Joshua, See, I have given Jericho into your hand, and its king, [and] the mighty men of war.
3 And you shall go around the city, all the men of war. Go around the city once. So you shall do for six days.
4 And seven priests shall bear seven trumpets of ram's horns in front of the ark. And the seventh day you shall go around the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the trumpets.
5 And it shall be when they make a long [blast] with the ram's horn, and when you hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout. And the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall go up, each man straight before him.
6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said to them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests carry seven ram's horns in front of the ark of the LORD.
7 And he said to the people, Pass on, and go around the city. And let him who is armed pass on in front of the ark of the LORD.
1 And the ark of the LORD was in the field of the Philistines seven months.
2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? Tell us with what we shall send with it to its place.
3 And they said, If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty. For you shall certainly send a guilt offering to him. Then you shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why His hand is not removed from you.
12 And they told King David, saying, The LORD has blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that [belongs] to him, because of the ark of God. And David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness.
13 And it happened that when those who bore the ark of the LORD had gone six steps, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
14 And David danced before the LORD with all [his] might. And David [was] girded with a linen ephod.
15 And David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the ram's horn.
18 And it happened, when the priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD had come up out of the midst of the Jordan, the soles of the feet of the priests were lifted up to the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their place and flowed over all its banks, as before.
10 And they shall make an ark [of] acacia-wood. Two and a half cubits long and a cubit and a half wide and a cubit and a half high.
11 And you shall overlay it [with] pure gold. You shall overlay it inside and out, and shall make on it a crown of gold all around.
12 And you shall cast four rings of gold for it, and shall put [it] on its four feet. And two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.
13 And you shall make staves [of] acacia-wood, and overlay them [with] gold.
14 And you shall put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, so that the ark may be carried with them.
15 And the staves shall be in the rings of the ark. They shall not be taken from it.
16 And you shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.
17 And you shall make a mercy-seat [of] pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it.
18 And you shall make two cherubs [of] gold; of beaten work you shall make them, in the two ends of the mercy-seat.
19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end. From the mercy-seat you shall make the cherubs, on the two ends of it.
20 And the cherubs shall stretch forth [their] wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their wings, and their faces each toward the other; toward the mercy-seat shall the cherubs' faces be.
21 And you shall put the mercy-seat above, upon the ark. And in the ark you shall put the testimony that I shall give you.
33 And they moved three days' journey from the mountain of the LORD. And the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days' journey, to look for a resting-place for them.
34 And the cloud of the LORD [was] upon them by day, when they pulled up out of the camp.
35 And it happened when the ark pulled up, Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let Your enemies be scattered, and let those who hate You flee before You.
36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, to the many thousands of Israel.
2 And the Philistines put themselves in order against Israel. And the battle was joined. And Israel was beaten before the Philistines. And they killed about four thousand men of the army in the field.
3 And when the people had come to the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why has the LORD beaten us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh to us, so that when it comes among us it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.
4 And the people sent to Shiloh in order to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts from there, [the ark] which dwells [between] the cherubs. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
5 And it happened when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What is the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they saw that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp.
7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God has come into the camp, And they said, Woe to us! For there has not been a thing like this before.
8 Woe to us! Who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? These [are] the gods that struck the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
9 Be strong and fight like men, O, Philistines, so that you may not be servants to the Hebrews, [as] they have been to you. Be men and fight!
10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was beaten, and each one of them fled into his tent. And there was a very great slaughter, for there fell thirty thousand footmen of Israel.
11 And the ark of God was taken. And Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were slain.