And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul.
Let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for we inquired not at it in the days of Saul. This neglect, so unwonted in those early times, is spoken of as an unhappy sign of the religious degeneracy produced by the influence and example of the late king. [But dªrashnuhuw (H1875) may denote, according to the meaning of the verb, 'we did not seek it in order to provide a proper place for it;' and so the Septuagint renders it: hoti ouk ezeeteesan auteen, because they sought it not.] Doubtless the publication of the royal edict would have been followed by the appointment of an early day for the contemplated solemnity, had it not been retarded by a sudden invasion of the Philistines, who were twice repulsed with great loss (2 Samuel 5:17), by the capture of Jerusalem, and the transference of the seat of government to that city. Finding, however, soon after, peace restored and his throne established, he resumed his preparations for removing the ark to the metropolis.