“the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months.”
1 Samuel 6
21 of 21 verses have a reading · Berean Standard Bible
Hear this chapter in one voice
DG
David Guzik20
EM
Ed Miller11
MT
Major Ian Thomas5
JJ
James Jennings4
BS
Bakht Singh2
DR
David Ravenhill2
JM
John MacArthur1
DW
Don Wilkerson1
CS
Chuck Smith1
All voices →
David Guzik20
EM
Ed Miller11
MT
Major Ian Thomas5
JJ
James Jennings4
BS
Bakht Singh2
DR
David Ravenhill2
JM
John MacArthur1
DW
Don Wilkerson1
CS
Chuck Smith1
All voices →
1When the ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines seven months,
“the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months.”
“the Ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines, seven months.”
2the Philistines summoned the priests and diviners, saying, "What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us how to send it back to its place."
“and the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us how we should send it to its place.”
“the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, what shall we do to the ark of the Lord, tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place,”
“The Philistines called for the priests and the diviners saying, What shall we do with the Ark of the Lord? Tell us how we shall send it to its place.”
3They replied, "If you return the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it away empty, but by all means return it to Him with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will understand why His hand has not been lifted from you."
“So they said, if you send away the ark of God of Israel, the ark of the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty, but by all means return it to him with a trespass offering. Then you will be healed and it will be known to…”
“And they said if we send away the ark of the God of Israel it's not empty. But in any wise return him a trespass offering then he shall be healed and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.”
4"What guilt offering should we send back to Him?" asked the Philistines. "Five gold tumors and five gold rats," they said, "according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers.
“Then they said, what is the trespass offering which we should return to him? And they answered five golden tumors and five golden rats, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, for the same plague was on you and…”
5Make images of your tumors and of the rats that are ravaging the land. Give glory to the God of Israel, and perhaps He will lift His hand from you and your gods and your land.
“therefore, you shall make images of your tumors and images of your wrath that ravaged the land and you shall give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will lighten his hand from you, from your gods and from your land.”
6Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs? When He afflicted them, did they not send the people on their way as they departed?
“why then do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts when he did mighty things among them? Did they not let the people go that they might depart?”
7Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up.
“Now, therefore, make a new cart, take two milk cows, which has never been yoked, and hitch the cows to the cart and take their calves home away from them.”
“now then take and prepare a new cart to milk cows on which there has never come a yoke. And yoke the cows to the cart, but take their calves home away from them”
“make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home for them.”
“Now therefore take and prepare a new cart, and two milk cows on which there's never been a yoke, and hitch the cows to the cart, and take their calves home, away from them.”
8Take the ark of the LORD, set it on the cart, and in a chest beside it put the gold objects you are sending Him as a guilt offering. Then send the ark on its way,
“Take the ark of the Lord and place it on the cart, and put the articles of gold which you returned to him as a guilt offering in a box by its side. Then send it away, that it may go.”
“take the Ark of the Lord and place it on the cart and put the articles of gold which you shall return to him as a guilt offering in a box by its side and then send it away that it may go.”
9but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance."
“see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth Shemesh, then God hath done us this great evil, but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us, it was a chance that happened to us.”
“watch, if it goes up by the way of its own territory to Bethshemesh, then he has done us this great evil. But if not, then we shall know that it was not his hand that struck us, it happened to us by chance.”
“and watch. If it goes up the road to its own territory, to Beth Shemesh, then he has done to us this great evil. But if not, then we shall know that it's not his hand that struck us. It was by chance that it happened to us.”
10So the men did as instructed. They took two milk cows, hitched them to the cart, and penned up their calves.
“Then the men did so. They took two milk cows and hitched them to the cart and shut up their calves at home.”
11Then they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the chest containing the gold rats and the images of the tumors.
“And they put the ark of the Lord on the cart and the box with the golden mice and the images of their tumors.”
“and they set the ark of the Lord on the cart and the chest with the gold wraps and the images of their tumors.”
“they put the ark of the Lord on the cart, the box with the golden mice, and the likenesses of their tumors.”
12And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
“the cows headed straight for the road to Beth Shemesh and went along the highway lowing as they went and did not turn aside to the right hand or the left, and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth…”
“And the cows took the straight way in the direction of Beth Shemesh, and they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and did not turn aside to the right or to the left. And the lords of the Philistines followed them,…”
“And the cows took the straight way in the direction of Bethshemesh. They went along the highway, luring as they went, and did not turn aside to the right or to the left. And the lords of the Philistines followed them to the…”
“and the cows went straight in the direction of Bathshemesh along one highway, lowing as they went. They turned neither to the right nor to the left. And the lords of the Philistines went after them. So they're like following…”
13Now the people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they looked up and saw the ark, they were overjoyed at the sight.
“Now, the people of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley, and they lifted their eyes and saw the ark and rejoiced to see it.”
“now the people of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley. They raised their eyes, saw the ark, and were glad to see it.”
“Now the people of Bathshemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley. And when they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, they rejoiced to see it.”
14The cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh and stopped there near a large rock. The people chopped up the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD.
“Then the cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh and stood there. A large stone was there, so they split the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord.”
“the cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth Shemite. And stood there where there was a large stone. And they split the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord.”
15And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold objects, and they placed them on the large rock. That day the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the LORD.
“The Levites took down the ark of the Lord and the chest that was with it, in which were the articles of gold, and put them on the large stone. Then the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices that same day…”
“the Levites took down the ark of the Lord and the box that was with it. In which were the articles of gold. And put them on the large stone. And the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrifices that day to the Lord.”
16And when the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned to Ekron that same day.
“So when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.”
“when the five lords of the Philistines saw it. They returned to Ekron that day.”
17As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.
“these are the gold tumors which the Philistines returned as a trespass offering to the Lord. One for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron.”
18The number of gold rats also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers—the fortified cities and their outlying villages. And the large rock on which they placed the ark of the LORD stands to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.
“And the gold rats, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines, belong to the five lords, both fortified cities and country villages. As far as the large stone of Abel on which they set the ark of the Lord, which…”
19But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter.
“Then he struck the men of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He struck 50 ,000 and 70 men of the people and the people lamented because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.”
20The men of Beth-shemesh asked, "Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?"
“And the men of Beth Shemesh said, who is able to stand before this Holy Lord God? And to whom shall He go up from us?”
“And the men of Beth Shemesh said, who is able to stand before this holy God? And to whom shall it go up from us?”
“the men of Beth Shemesh said, who is able to stand before this holy God, and to whom shall he go up from us?”
“the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? And to whom shall he go up from us?”
21So they sent messengers to the people of Kiriath-jearim, saying, "The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down and take it up with you."
“So they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirith -Jerim saying, the Philistines have brought back the ark of the Lord. Come down and take it up with you.”
“so they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath -Jerim, saying, The Philistines have brought back the ark of the Lord. Come down and take it up to you.”
“And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirgith -Jerim, saying, the Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord, come you down, and fetch it up to you,”