1 Samuel 7:2

2 Y aconteció que desde el día que llegó el arca á Chîriath-jearim pasaron mucho días, veinte años; y toda la casa de Israel lamentaba en pos de Jehová.

1 Samuel 7:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 7:2

And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim,
that the time was long
It could not be less than between forty and fifty years, for it remained here until the times of David, who removed it from hence after he was made king over all Israel, and when he had reigned over Judah seven years; and from the death of Eli to that time, which included the government of Samuel and Saul, it could not be less than what has been hinted:

for it [was] twenty years;
not that this was all the time the ark was at Kirjathjearim, but it was so long there before it was much taken notice of, and sought unto, and the Lord by it; there was a great neglect of God, and his worship, which through the means of Samuel began to revive about this time, as it follows:

and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord;
became sensible of their evil doings, and repented of them, and sought the Lord with fasting, and prayer, and tears; bewailed their backslidings and revoltings from him, and cried after a departing God.

1 Samuel 7:2 In-Context

1 Y VINIERON los de Chîriath-jearim, y llevaron el arca de Jehová, y metiéronla en casa de Abinadab, situada en el collado; y santificaron á Eleazar su hijo, para que guardase el arca de Jehová.

2 Y aconteció que desde el día que llegó el arca á Chîriath-jearim pasaron mucho días, veinte años; y toda la casa de Israel lamentaba en pos de Jehová.

3 Y habló Samuel á toda la casa de Israel, diciendo: Si de todo vuestro corazón os volvéis á Jehová, quitad los dioses ajenos y á Astaroth de entre vosotros, y preparad vuestro corazón á Jehová, y á sólo él servid, y os librará de mano de los Filisteos.

4 Entonces los hijos de Israel quitaron á los Baales y á Astaroth, y sirvieron á solo Jehová.

5 Y Samuel dijo: Juntad á todo Israel en Mizpa, y yo oraré por vosotros á Jehová.