Psalm 132:6

David And Zion Chosen

⁵ Until I find a place for the Lord,
A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.”
⁶ Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah,
We found it in the field of Jaar.
⁷ Let us go into His dwelling place;
Let us worship at His footstool.

Ark of the Covenant

Distant Country

Ephratah

1 Samuel 17:12

Now David was the son of the Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse, and he had eight sons. And Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men.

1 Samuel 7:1

And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took the ark of the Lord and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the Lord.

Genesis 35:19

So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).

Ruth 1:2

The name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife, Naomi; and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Bethlehem in Judah. Now they entered the land of Moab and remained there.

1 Chronicles 13:5-6

So David assembled all Israel together, from the Shihor of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

Micah 5:2

“But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Too little to be among the clans of Judah,
From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel.
His goings forth are from long ago,
From the days of eternity.”