Psalm 132:6

David And Zion Chosen

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Until I find a place for the Lord,
A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob (Israel).” ⁶ 
Behold, we heard of it at Ephrathah;
We found it in the field of Jaar.
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Let us go into His tabernacle;
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, named Jesse, who had eight sons. Jesse was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men.

1 Samuel 7:1

So the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the Lord and brought it into the house of Abinadab on the hill, and they consecrated Eleazar his son to care for 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 man’s name was Elimelech and his wife’s name was Naomi and his two sons were named Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went to the country of Moab and stayed there.

1 Chronicles 13:5-6

So David gathered all Israel together, from the Shihor [watercourse] of Egypt, to the entrance of Hamath [in the north], 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 shall come forth for Me [who is] to be Ruler in Israel,
His goings forth (appearances) are from long ago,
From ancient days.”