| New Living Translation (NLT) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 2 The Ark remained in Kiriath-jearim for a long time -- twenty years in all. During that time, all Israel mourned because it seemed that the LORD had abandoned them. | 2 It was a long time, twenty years in all, that the ark remained at Kiriath Jearim, and all the people of Israel mourned and sought after the LORD. |
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