1 Samuel 6:2

2 Entonces los filisteos mandaron llamar a sus sacerdotes y adivinos, y les preguntaron:
—¿Qué debemos hacer con el arca del Señor
? Dígannos cómo devolverla a su propio país.

1 Samuel 6:2 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 6:2

And the Philistines called for the priests and for the
diviners
The one were skilled in the rites and ceremonies of religion, not only of their own, but of other nations, particularly of Israel; and that they were not strangers to the history and affairs of that people is plain from ( 1 Samuel 6:6 ) and the other were skilled in judicial astrology, and knowledge of future events, at least as they pretended to; and therefore were both thought fit persons to advise with on the occasion of the ark, and the circumstances they were in through that:

saying, what shall we do to the ark of the Lord?
shall we send it back to its own land, or not? the Ekronites had moved it might be sent back, and the five lords sent for the priests and diviners to have their advice upon it, whether it was right or not, and what they should do to it, or with it; for if it was advisable to send it back, then another question follows:

tell us wherewith we shall send it to its place;
whether on men's shoulders, or on horses or asses, or on a carriage; and whether just as it was taken, or with some presents with it.

1 Samuel 6:2 In-Context

1 Los filisteos devuelven el arca
Así que el arca del Señor
permaneció en territorio filisteo por un total de siete meses.

2 Entonces los filisteos mandaron llamar a sus sacerdotes y adivinos, y les preguntaron:
—¿Qué debemos hacer con el arca del Señor
? Dígannos cómo devolverla a su propio país.

3 —Devuelvan el arca del Dios de Israel junto con un regalo —les dijeron—. Envíen una ofrenda por la culpa, para que la plaga se detenga. Entonces, si se sanan, sabrán que fue la mano de Dios la que causó esta plaga.

4 —¿Qué clase de ofrenda por la culpa debemos enviar? —preguntaron.
Entonces les respondieron:
—Ya que la plaga los hirió a ustedes y a sus cinco gobernantes, elaboren cinco tumores de oro y cinco ratas de oro como los que asolaron la tierra.

5 Hagan estas cosas para demostrar su respeto al Dios de Israel. Tal vez entonces él deje de afligirlos a ustedes, a sus dioses y a su tierra.