1 Samuel 6:12

Easy To Read Version

The cows went straight to Beth Shemesh. The cows stayed on the road, mooing all the way. The cows did not turn right or left. The Philistine rulers followed the cows as far as the city limits of Beth Shemesh.

Cross References

1 Kings 4:9

Ben Deker was governor of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, and Elon Bethhanan.

Exodus 8:15

Pharaoh saw that they were free of the frogs, and he again became stubborn. Pharaoh did not do what Moses and Aaron had asked him to do. This happened just like the Lord had said.

Numbers 20:19

The people of Israel answered, “We will travel along the main road. If our animals drink any of your water, we will pay you for it. We only want to walk through your country. We don’t want to take it for ourselves.”

Joshua 15:10

At Baalah the border turned west and went to the hill country of Seir. The border continued along the north side of Mount Jearim (Kesalon) and continued down to Beth Shemesh. From there the border went past Timnah.

1 Samuel 6:11

Then the Philistines put the Lord’s Holy Box [75] on the wagon. They also put the bag with the golden models of the tumors and mice on the wagon.

1 Samuel 6:13

The people of Beth Shemesh were harvesting their wheat in the valley. They looked up and saw the Holy Box. [76] They were very happy to see the Box again. They ran to get it.

1 Samuel 6:9

Watch the wagon. If the wagon goes toward Beth Shemesh in Israel’s own land, then the Lord has given us this great sickness. But if the cows do not go straight to Beth Shemesh, then we will know that Israel’s God has not punished us. We will know that our sickness just happened.”