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 unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. There is no evidence that the ark had been brought from Kirjath-jearim. [The Septuagint version is preferable; which, by a slight variation, of the text, reads: Prosagage to Efoud, bring 'the ephod' - i:e., the priestly cape, which the high priest put on when consulting the oracle. That this should be at hand is natural, from the presence of Ahiah himself, as well as the nearness of Nob, where the tabernacle was then situated.]