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Psalms 132:6 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Psalms 132:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 132 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.”
Psalms 132:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 132:6
The perspective shifts to finding the ark: 'Lo, we heard of it at Ephrathah: we found it in the fields of the wood.' The exclamation 'lo' calls attention to the discovery. The phrase 'we heard of it' suggests the ark's location was discovered through report or inquiry. 'Ephrathah' refers to Bethlehem's region (Micah 5:2; Ruth 4:11), David's hometown. However, the ark wasn't at Ephrathah but at Kiriath-jearim ('fields of the wood,' Hebrew 'sedeh ya'ar'), where it remained after Philistines returned it (1 Samuel 7:1-2). The verse likely means: 'We (Israel/David) heard about it (the ark) at Ephra...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 132:6
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“whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul”
“and fetched up the ark of Yahweh”
“Bethlehem Ephrathah”
“and the name of his wife Naomi”
“from the Shihor [the brook] of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath”
“and was buried in the way to Ephrath (the same is Bethlehem).”