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The man whose house hosted the Ark of the Covenant for twenty years
open_in_newAfter the Philistines returned the Ark of the Covenant, it was brought to Abinadab's house on the hill in Kiriath-jearim, where it stayed for about twenty years (1 Samuel 7:1-2). His son Eleazar was consecrated to guard it. The Ark stayed there until David eventually moved it to Jerusalem.
The Battle on the Mountain
1 Chronicles 10:1-6Abinadab is one of Saul's sons killed in the Philistine assault on Mount Gilboa, dying alongside his brothers as the royal family is wiped out in a single engagement.
The Biggest Parade Israel Had Ever Seen
1 Chronicles 13:5-8Abinadab is the man from whose house the Ark is being retrieved — his home had served as its unofficial resting place for the past two decades.
When You Get a Second Chance to Do It Right
Abinadab (here called Obed-edom) is the man at whose house the Ark has been sitting since David's first attempt failed — the starting point from which the successful procession will eventually depart.
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