1st Samuel 5:1-5 it was in Ashdod then was moved to Ekron in vs10 then to Beth-Shemesh then to Kiriath-jearimand then finally it was placed in Jerusalem the 1st 2 were by the Philistines the later by Israelites
Read I Samuel Chapters five and six and you will see that Samuel did not recapture the ark of the covenant. The Philistines brought it back to the Israelites when God punished them for stealing it.
Philistines captured the ark from the Israelites in 1 Samuel chapter 5
For a time, they captured the Ark of the Covenant (1 Samuel ch.4).
The Bible (II Samuel) recounts that first the Ark of Covenant it was in the Tabernacle at Shilo after which it was captured by the Philistines and subsequently returned where it stayed a while in Bet Shemesh and then in the houses of various individuals. Eventually King David brought it to Jerusalem.
I know two Arks mentioned in the bible. Noah and his Ark, and The Ark of the covenant.
The Philistines took away the ten commandments from the ark.
The Ark of the Covenant in "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is actually referring to a religious chest that was used to hide sacred writings. This chest, according to the Bible, contains the slates within which are written the Ten Commandments mentioned in the Bible.
Before Solomon housed the Ark of the Covenant in the Temple, it was kept in a tent called the Tabernacle. The Tabernacle was a portable sanctuary that the Israelites carried with them during their wanderings in the wilderness.
Try the Bible. I and II Chronicals, Kings, or Samuel.
The ark of the covenant was used for the ten commandments!!!
The concept of the Ark of the Covenant is a Jewish concept.
that is the Ark of the Covenant. The Bible states that it is a sacred container wich houses the tablets of the 10 commandaments. For more information I posted in the related links box below the wikipedia article on the Ark of the Covenant.