1Samuel:6:12-21
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And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh Beyth ,
and went along the highway m @
cillah #,
lowing as they went ,
and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left s @
mo #
wl #;
and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Bethshemesh Beyth .
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And they of Bethshemesh Beythwere reaping their wheat harvest in the valley :
and they lifted up their eyes ,
and saw the ark ,
and rejoiced to see it .
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And the cart came into the field of Joshua ,
a Bethshemite Beyth hash-Shimshiy #,
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 LORD .
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And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD ,
and the coffer that was with it ,
wherein the jewels of gold were ,
and put them on the great stone :
and the men of Bethshemesh Beythoffered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD .
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And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it ,
they returned to Ekron the same day .
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And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD ;
for Ashdod one ,
for Gaza one ,
for Askelon one ,
for Gath one ,
for Ekron one ;
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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 LORD :
which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua ,
the Bethshemite Beyth hash-Shimshiy #.
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And he smote the men of Bethshemesh Beyth ,
because they had looked into the ark of the LORD ,
even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men :
and the people lamented ,
because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter .
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And the men of Bethshemesh Beythsaid ,
Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God ?
and to whom shall he go up from us ?
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And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim Qiryath Y @#
ariym #,
saying ,
The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD ;
come ye down ,
and fetch it up to you .