Bible Dictionary
Kirjathjearim
Kirjathjearim was a Gibeonite city on the boundaries of Judah and Benjamin. The ark was kept there for twenty years before David removed it to Jerusalem.
Biblical Usage
The ark remained at Kirjath-jearim for twenty years before David removed it to Jerusalem and the house of Obed-edom. The city therefore became associated with the ark’s prolonged sojourn.
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