When the ark of the covenant was brought to Jerusalem then king David and and all the people also danced.
The priests
Philistines captured the ark from the Israelites in 1 Samuel chapter 5
Answer The Ark of the Covenant was built the same year the Israelites left Egypt in the Exodus, dated as 1446BC [Ussher] . This was the same year that God gave Moses the 10 Commandments, and the Ark of the Covenant was built to put the stone tablets inside.
The name of the gold container is called the Ark of the Covenant.
Conspiracy Theory answer: The Ark of the Covenant was an alien device used to communicate with aliens among other things. It somehow held back the River Jordan when the Israelites crossed it.
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.
In the Hebrew Bible, it is stated that the Ark of the Covenant was believed to be a sacred object that contained the presence of God. Any unauthorized contact with it was considered disrespectful and punishable by death as a way to emphasize its holiness and the need for strict adherence to religious laws.
The powers of the Ark of the Covenant did not always work for the Israelites because they believed that the Ark itself held magical powers, rather than understand that it symbolized the presence of God. They sometimes relied on the physical object rather than having a genuine faith and obedience towards God, which led to their failure in harnessing its powers. Additionally, the Israelites' disobedience and sinful behavior can be seen as a reason for the ineffectiveness of the Ark's powers.
In the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus ch.25).
The ark of the covenant was used for the ten commandments!!!
The concept of the Ark of the Covenant is a Jewish concept.
The Israelites carried the ark of covenant in front of the army when they went into battle symbolizing God leading them into battle and victory.Joshua 6:6So Joshua son of Nun called the priests and said to them, "Take up the ark of the covenant of the LORD and have seven priests carry trumpets in front of it."