Psalms 132:6-7 → 1 Samuel 6:1-2

Psalm 132:6 recalls "We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar" — a poetic reference to the ark's location in Kiriath-jearim (literally "city of forests/fields of Jaar"). 1 Samuel 6:1-2 narrates the ark's return from Philistine captivity, when the Philistines consulted their priests about how to send back "the ark of the God of Israel." The psalm references the broader ark narrative in which the ark was captured, returned, and then housed at Kiriath-jearim (1 Sam 7:1-2) before David brought it to Jerusalem. The "fields of Jaar" (שְׂדֵי־יָעַר, sede-ya'ar) in the psalm is a poetic abbreviation of Kiriath-jearim, connecting David's quest to the ark's long sojourn after its Philistine captivity. Psalm 132:7 completes the memory with a resolve to worship at His footstool (הֲדֹם רַגְלָיו, hadom raglav), casting the ark's recovery and return as the impetus for pilgrimage worship at YHWH's throne.