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And
they of
Beth-shemesh
were
reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their
eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see
it.
14
And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a
Beth-shemite, and stood there, where
there was
a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart,
and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the L
ORD
.
15
And the Levites took down the ark of the
L
ORD
, and the coffer that
was
with it, wherein the jewels of gold
were,
and put
them
on the great
stone: and the men of Beth- shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day
unto the L
ORD
.
16
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen
it,
they returned to Ekron the
same day.
17
And these
are
the golden emerods which the Philistines returned
for
a trespass offering
unto the L
ORD
; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
18
And
the golden mice,
according to
the number of all the cities of the Philistines
belonging
to the five
lords,
both
of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great
stone
of Abel, whereon
they set down the ark of the L
ORD
:
which stone remaineth
unto this day in the field of Joshua, the
Beth-shemite.
19
And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the L
ORD
,
even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented,
because the L
ORD
had smitten
many
of the people with a great slaughter.
20
And the men of
Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy L
ORD
God? and to whom shall he go up
from us?
21
And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have
brought again the ark of the L
ORD
; come ye down,
and
fetch it up to you.
CHAPTER SAMUEL 7
And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and brought up the ark of the L
ORD
, and brought it into the
house of Abinadab in the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the L
ORD
.
2
And it
came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years:
and all the house of Israel lamented after the L
ORD
.
3
And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the L
ORD
with all
your hearts,
then
put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts
unto the L
ORD
, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
4
Then
the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the L
ORD
only.
5
And Samuel
said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the L
ORD
.
6
And they gathered together
to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured
it
out before the L
ORD
, and fasted on that day, and said
there, We have sinned against the L
ORD
. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
7
And
when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords
of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard
it,
they were afraid
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