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What happened to the first Ark of the Covenant?
The ark vanished when the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem in 587 B.C. When the ark was captured by the Philistines, outbreaks of tumors and disease afflicted them, forcing the Philistines to return the ark to the Israelites. Some stories describe how death would come to anyone who touched the ark or looked inside it.
Where was the Ark of the Covenant before David brought it to Jerusalem?
Following the conquest of Canaan, the Promised Land, the Ark resided at Shiloh, but from time to time it was carried into battle by the Israelites. Taken to Jerusalem by King David, it was eventually placed in the Temple by King Solomon.
Who brought the Ark of Covenant to Jerusalem?
“Queen Sheba visited King Solomon in Jerusalem three thousand years ago, and the son she bore him, Menelik, at age 20 visited Jerusalem, from where he brought the ark of the covenant back to Aksum.
How did David get the Ark of the Covenant?
When they came to the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled. He was not willing to take the ark of the LORD to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
Did Absalom overthrow David?
He hid there for three years. David missed his son deeply. The Bible says in 2 Samuel 13:37 that David “mourned for his son day after day.” Finally, David allowed him to come back to Jerusalem. Gradually, Absalom began to undermine King David, usurping his authority and speaking against him to the people.
Where did David leave the Ark of the Covenant?
Obed-edom
Moving the Ark So David removed not the ark unto him into the city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite. And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three months; and the LORD blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that he had” (1 Chronicles 13:12-14).