1 Samuel 6:11

And they put the ark of the Lord on the cart and the chest with the gold images.

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In The King James Version

And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

In Context

10And the men did so; they took two cows, yoking them to the cart and shutting up their young ones in their living-place:

12And the cows took the straight way, by the road to Beth-shemesh; they went by the highway, not turning to the right or to the left, and the sound of their voices was clear on the road; and the lords of the Philistines went after them as far as the edge of Beth-shemesh.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 6:3And they put the ark of God on a new cart and took it out of the house of Abinadab which was on the hill: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were the drivers of the cart.

1 Chronicles 15:13For because you did not take it at the first, the Lord our God sent punishment on us, because we did not get directions from him in the right way.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 6:11-19

The Restoration of the Ark. ( b. c. 1119.) 10 And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home: 11 And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods. 12 And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of… Read the whole commentary →

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