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238._o or_o at_o the_o further_a at_o 50._o if_o so_o be_v that_o be_v the_o same_o place_n with_o the_o former_a which_o be_v mention_v by_o the_o same_o author_n pag._n 818._o but_o when_o and_o from_o whence_o it_o be_v carry_v thither_o it_o do_v not_o full_o appear_v but_o that_o it_o be_v here_o in_o the_o day_n of_o king_n david_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o solomon_n be_v 1.3_o be_v 1_o kin._n 3.4_o 1_o chr._n 16.39_o &_o 21.29_o 2_o chr._n 1.3_o plain_a and_o evident_a out_o of_o the_o sacred_a book_n till_o it_o be_v 5.5_o be_v 2_o chr._n 5.5_o bring_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n but_o the_o ark_n steer_v another_o course_n by_o the_o special_a guidance_n of_o god_n for_o the_o philistine_n have_v overthrow_v the_o israelite_n in_o battle_n take_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o carry_v it_o from_o eben-eze_a to_o 5.1_o to_o 1_o sam._n 5.1_o ashdâ—d_v thence_o to_o 8._o to_o ver_fw-la 8._o gath_n thence_o to_o 10._o to_o ver_fw-la 10._o ekron_n and_o have_v continue_v 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