Kirjath-jearim
   city of jaars; i.e., of woods or forests, a Gibeonite town
   (Josh. 9:17) on the border of Benjamin, to which tribe it was
   assigned (18:15, 28). The ark was brought to this place (1 Sam.
   7:1, 2) from Beth-shemesh and put in charge of Abinadab, a
   Levite. Here it remained till it was removed by David to
   Jerusalem (2 Sam. 6:2, 3, 12; 1 Chr. 15:1-29; comp. Ps. 132). It
   was also called Baalah (Josh. 15:9) and Kirjath-baal (60). It
   has been usually identified with Kuriet el-'Enab (i.e., "city of
   grapes"), among the hills, about 8 miles north-east of 'Ain
   Shems (i.e., Beth-shemesh). The opinion, however, that it is to
   be identified with 'Erma, 4 miles east of 'Ain Shems, on the
   edge of the valley of Sorek, seems to be better supported. (See KIRJATH.)
   
     The words of Ps. 132:6, "We found it in the fields of the
   wood," refer to the sojourn of the ark at Kirjath-jearim. "Wood"
   is here the rendering of the Hebrew word _jaar_, which is the
   singular of _jearim_.
   

Kirjath-jearim, city of woods