1 Samuel 6:1
Strong's Lexicon
When the ark
אֲרוֹן־ (’ă·rō·wn-)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 727: 1) chest, ark 1a) money chest 1b) Ark of the Covenant 2)(TWOT) coffin

of the LORD
יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One' 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136

had been
וַיְהִ֧י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) ----- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone

in the land
בִּשְׂדֵ֥ה (biś·ḏêh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7704: 1) field, land 1a) cultivated field 1b) of home of wild beasts 1c) plain (opposed to mountain) 1d) land (opposed to sea)

of the Philistines
פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (p̄ə·liš·tîm)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistine = 'immigrants' 1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan

for seven
שִׁבְעָ֥ה (šiḇ·‘āh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7651: 1) seven (cardinal number) 1a) as ordinal number 1b) in combination-17, 700 etc

months,
חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ (ḥo·ḏā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2320: 1) the new moon, month, monthly 1a) the first day of the month 1b) the lunar month

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When the ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines seven months,

Young's Literal Translation
And the ark of Jehovah is in the field of the Philistines seven months,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines for seven months,

New American Standard Bible
Now the ark of the LORD had been in the country of the Philistines seven months.

King James Bible
And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
When the ark of the LORD had been in Philistine territory seven months,

New Living Translation
The Ark of the LORD remained in Philistine territory seven months in all.

English Standard Version
The ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

New American Standard Bible
Now the ark of the LORD had been in the country of the Philistines seven months.

King James Bible
And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines for seven months,

International Standard Version
The Ark of the LORD remained in Philistine territory for seven months.

NET Bible
When the ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines for seven months,

American Standard Version
And the ark of Jehovah was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

English Revised Version
And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

Young's Literal Translation
And the ark of Jehovah is in the field of the Philistines seven months,
















Cross References
1 Samuel 5:12
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

1 Samuel 6:2
And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place.

1 Samuel 1:1
Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:

1 Samuel 5:11
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

1 Samuel 5:10
Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.

1 Samuel 6:3
And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.

1 Samuel 6:4
Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.
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