“And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath–jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the Lord.”
From the day the ark came to Kiriath-jearim, a long time passed, some twenty years, and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD—the *esrim* shanah (twenty years) represent spiritual exile alongside spatial return. The *betset* (lamentation, longing) of Israel is *achare YHWH* (after the LORD), indicating national repentance and theological reorientation.
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