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Tell<MH3045> us <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>how<MH4100> we may send<MH7971> it to its place<MH4725>.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And they said<MH559>, “If<MH518> you are going to send<MH7971> the ark<MH727> of the God<MH430> of Israel<MH3478> away<MH7971>, do not send<MH7971> it empty<MH7387>; but you shall certainly<MH7725> return<MH7725> to Him a guilt<MH817> offering<MH817>. Then<MH227> you will be healed<MH7495>, and it will be revealed<MH3045> to you why<MH4100> His hand<MH3027> does not leave<MH5493> you.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then they said<MH559>, “What<MH4100> is to be the guilt<MH817> offering<MH817> that we shall return<MH7725> to Him?” And they said<MH559>, “Five<MH2568> gold<MH2091> tumors<MH6076b> and five<MH2568> gold<MH2091> mice<MH5909> <i>corresponding to</i> the number<MH4557> of the governors<MH5633a> of the Philistines<MH6430>, since<MH3588> one<MH259> plague<MH4046> was on all<MH3605> of <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>you and on your governors<MH5633a>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>So you shall make<MH6213a> likenesses<MH6754> of your tumors<MH6076b> and likenesses<MH6754> of your mice<MH5909> that are ruining<MH7843> the land<MH776>, and you shall give<MH5414> glory<MH3519b> to the God<MH430> of Israel<MH3478>; perhaps<MH194> He will lighten<MH7043> His hand<MH3027> from you, your gods<MH430>, and your land<MH776>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Why<MH4100> then do you harden<MH3513> your hearts<MH3824> as the Egyptians<MH4714> and Pharaoh<MH6547> hardened<MH3513> their hearts<MH3820>? When<MH3512c> He had severely<MH5953a> dealt<MH5953a> with them, did they not let<MH7971> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>the people go<MH7971>, and they left<MH1980>? <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Now<MH6258> then, take<MH3947> and prepare<MH6213a> a new<MH2319> cart<MH5699> and two<MH8147> milk<MH5763> cows<MH6510> on which<MH834> there has never<MH3808> been<MH5927> a yoke<MH5923>; and hitch<MH631> the cows<MH6510> to the cart<MH5699> and take<MH7725> their calves<MH1121> back<MH7725> home<MH1004>, away<MH310> from them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then take<MH3947> the ark<MH727> of the LORD<MH3068> and place<MH5414> it on the cart<MH5699>; and put<MH7760> the articles<MH3627> of gold<MH2091> which<MH834> you return<MH7725> to Him as a guilt<MH817> offering<MH817> in a saddlebag<MH712> by its side<MH6654>. Then send<MH7971> it away<MH7971> that it may go<MH1980>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But watch<MH7200>: if<MH518> it goes<MH5927> up<MH5927> by the way<MH1870> of its own territory<MH1366> to Beth-shemesh<MH1053>, then He has done<MH6213a> this<MH2088> great<MH1419> evil<MH7463a> to us. But if<MH518> not, then we will know<MH3045> that it was not His hand<MH3027> that struck<MH5060> us; it happened<MH1961> to us by chance<MH4745>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then the men<MH376> did<MH6213a> so<MH3651>: they took<MH3947> two<MH8147> milk<MH5763> cows<MH6510> and hitched<MH631> them to the cart<MH5699>, and shut<MH3607> in their calves<MH1121> at home<MH1004>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And they put<MH7760> the ark<MH727> of the LORD<MH3068> on the cart<MH5699>, and the saddlebag<MH712> with the gold<MH2091> mice<MH5909> and the likenesses<MH6754> of their tumors<MH2914>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Now the cows<MH6510> went<MH3474> straight<MH3474> in the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>direction<MH1870> of Beth-shemesh<MH1053>; they went<MH1980> on the same<MH259> road<MH4546>, bellowing<MH1600> as they went<MH1980>, and did not turn<MH5493> off<MH5493> to the right<MH3225> or to the left<MH8040>. And the governors<MH5633a> of the Philistines<MH6430> followed<MH1980, 310> them to the border<MH1366> of Beth-shemesh<MH1053>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Now <i>the people of</i> Beth-shemesh<MH1053> were gathering<MH7114b> in<MH7114b> their wheat<MH2406> harvest<MH7105a> in the valley<MH6010>, and they raised<MH5375> their eyes<MH5869> and saw<MH7200> the ark<MH727>, and rejoiced<MH8055> at seeing<MH7200> <i>it.</i> <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And the cart<MH5699> came<MH935> into the field<MH7704> of Joshua<MH3091> the Beth-shemite<MH1030> and stopped<MH5975> there<MH8033> where there<MH8033> <i>was</i> a large<MH1419> stone<MH68>; and they split<MH1234> the wood<MH6086> of the cart<MH5699> and offered<MH5927> the cows<MH6510> as a burnt<MH5930a> offering<MH5930a> to the LORD<MH3068>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And the Levites<MH3881> took<MH3381> down<MH3381> the ark<MH727> of the LORD<MH3068> and the saddlebag<MH712> that was with it, in which<MH834> were the articles<MH3627> of gold<MH2091>, and put<MH7760> them on the large<MH1419> stone<MH68>; and the men<MH376> of Beth-shemesh<MH1053> offered<MH5927> burnt<MH5930a> offerings<MH5930a> and sacrificed<MH2076> sacrifices<MH2077> that day<MH3117> to the LORD<MH3068>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>When the five<MH2568> governors<MH5633a> of the Philistines<MH6430> saw<MH7200> <i>it,</i> they returned<MH7725> to Ekron<MH6138> that day<MH3117>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Now these<MH428> are the gold<MH2091> tumors<MH2914> which<MH834> the Philistines<MH6430> returned<MH7725> as a guilt<MH817> offering<MH817> to the LORD<MH3068>: one<MH259> for Ashdod<MH795>, one<MH259> for Gaza<MH5804a>, one<MH259> for Ashkelon<MH831>, one<MH259> for Gath<MH1661>, <i>and</i> one<MH259> for Ekron<MH6138>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>and the gold<MH2091> mice<MH5909>, <i>corresponding</i> to the number<MH4557> of all<MH3605> the cities<MH5892b> of the Philistines<MH6430> belonging to the five<MH2568> governors<MH5633a>, both<MH4480> of fortified<MH4013> cities<MH5892b> and of country<MH6521> villages<MH3724d>. The large<MH1419> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>stone<MH68> on which<MH834> they placed<MH5117> the ark<MH727> of the LORD<MH3068> <i>is a witness</i> to this<MH2088> day<MH3117> in the field<MH7704> of Joshua<MH3091> the Beth-shemite<MH1030>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Now He fatally<MH5221> struck<MH5221> some of the men<MH376> of Beth-shemesh<MH1053> because<MH3588> they had looked<MH7200> into the ark<MH727> of the LORD<MH3068>. He struck<MH5221> 50,070<MH7657, 2572, 505> men<MH376> among the people<MH5971a>, and the people<MH5971a> mourned<MH56> because<MH3588> the LORD<MH3068> had struck<MH5221> the people<MH5971a> with a great<MH1419> slaughter<MH4347>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And the men<MH376> of Beth-shemesh<MH1053> said<MH559>, “Who<MH4310> is<MH3201> able<MH3201> to stand<MH5975> before<MH6440> the LORD<MH3068>, this<MH2088> holy<MH6918> God<MH430>? And to whom<MH4310> will He go<MH5927> up<MH5927> from us?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>So they sent<MH7971> messengers<MH4397> to the inhabitants<MH3427> of Kiriath-jearim<MH7157>, saying<MH559>, “The Philistines<MH6430> have brought<MH7725> back<MH7725> the ark<MH727> of the LORD<MH3068>; come<MH3381> down<MH3381> and take<MH5927> it up<MH5927> to yourselves.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Or <i>what...send with it</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>them</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>them</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">12</span> Lit <i>way</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> As in some mss and ancient versions; MT <i>Abel</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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