1 Samuel 7:2
And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath–jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.
Cross-references
1 Samuel 12:10
Parallel
1 Samuel 12:10 recounts Israel crying to the Lord in repentance, a direct parallel to their lament after the Lord in 1 Samuel 7:2.
2 Samuel 6:4
Historical context
2 Samuel 6:4 describes moving the ark from Kirjathjearim, continuing the narrative of the ark's stay there in 1 Samuel 7:2.
1 Chronicles 13:3
Historical context
1 Chronicles 13:3 records David's plan to bring the ark from Kirjathjearim, directly referencing the ark's location in 1 Samuel 7:2.
1 Chronicles 13:7
Historical context
1 Chronicles 13:7 narrates the transport of the ark from the house of Abinadab in Kirjathjearim, the same place as in 1 Samuel 7:2.
Joshua 18:14
Historical context
Joshua 18:14 identifies Kirjathjearim as a city of Judah, the same location where the ark rested for 20 years in 1 Samuel 7:2.