1 Samuel 14:18
Then Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring the ark of God.” (For at that time it was with the Israelites.)
Note Hebrew; LXX “Bring the ephod.” For at that time he wore the ephod before the Israelites.
And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.
Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring God’s ark here.” For God’s ark was with the children of Israel at that time.
And Saul said unto Ahijah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was there at that time with the children of Israel.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Bring hither
- The Septuagint reads [Prosagage to ephoud, hoti autos ere to ephoud en te hemera ekeine enopiou Israel.] "Bring hither the ephod; for he bore the ephod on that day before Israel:" which Houbigant and others think is the true reading. Finding that his son Jonathan and his armour-bearer were absent, Saul wished to consult the high-priest; but the tumult increasing, he says to him, "Withdraw thine hand:" i.e., desist form consulting the ephod on the present occasion, and immediately hastened to make the best use he could of this astonishing victory.
- 1 Samuel 4:3–5; 1 Samuel 30:8; Numbers 27:21; Judges 20:18, 23, 27, 28; 2 Samuel 11:11; 2 Samuel 15:24–26
- For the ark
- 1 Samuel 5:2; 1 Samuel 7:1