27. Ark of the covenant. This is the only mention made of the ark in the book of Judges.
There. Some have believed this to refer to Shiloh, and others to Bethel. The tabernacle apparently remained in Shiloh from the time Joshua pitched it there (Joshua 18:1) until the ark was captured by the Philistines (1 Sam. 4:10, 11) at the end of the judgeship of Eli. On the tabernacle being in Shiloh see Joshua 22:12; 1 Sam. 1:3; 2:14; 3:21; 4:3. For a possible removal of the ark to some temporary location see on Judges 20:18.
