1When the ark of the LORD had been…
2the Philistines summoned the priests and diviners, saying,…
3They replied, “If you return the ark of…
4“What guilt offering should we send back to…
5Make images of your tumors and of the…
6Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and…
7Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two…
8Take the ark of the LORD, set it…
9but keep watching it. If it goes up…
10So the men did as instructed. They took…
11Then they put the ark of the LORD…
12And the cows headed straight up the road…
13Now the people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat…
14The cart came to the field of Joshua…
15And the Levites took down the ark of…
16And when the five rulers of the Philistines…
17As a guilt offering to the LORD, the…
18The number of gold rats also corresponded to…
19But God struck down some of the people…
20The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand…
21So they sent messengers to the people of…
