1 Samuel 6:9

Good News Translation

Then watch it go; if it goes toward the town of Beth Shemesh, this means that it is the God of the Israelites who has sent this terrible disaster on us. But if it doesn't, then we will know that he did not send the plague; it was only a matter of chance.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:6

He answered, “I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and I saw that Saul was leaning on his spear and that the chariots and cavalry of the enemy were closing in on him.

1 Kings 4:9

Bendeker: the cities of Makaz, Shaalbim, Beth Shemesh, Elon, and Beth Hanan

2 Chronicles 25:21

So King Jehoash of Israel went into battle against King Amaziah of Judah. They met at Beth Shemesh in Judah,

Exodus 8:15

When the king saw that the frogs were dead, he became stubborn again and, just as the Lord had said, the king would not listen to Moses and Aaron.

Ecclesiastes 9:11

I realized another thing, that in this world fast runners do not always win the races, and the brave do not always win the battles. The wise do not always earn a living, intelligent people do not always get rich, and capable people do not always rise to high positions. Bad luck happens to everyone.

Isaiah 26:11

Your enemies do not know that you will punish them. Lord, put them to shame and let them suffer; let them suffer the punishment you have prepared. Show them how much you love your people.

Amos 3:6

Does the war trumpet sound in a city without making the people afraid? Does disaster strike a city unless the Lord sends it?

Luke 10:31

It so happened that a priest was going down that road; but when he saw the man, he walked on by on the other side.

Joshua 15:10

where it circled west of Baalah toward the hill country of Edom, went on the north side of Mount Jearim (or Chesalon), down to Beth Shemesh, and on past Timnah.

Joshua 21:16

Ain, Juttah, and Beth Shemesh, with their pasture lands: nine cities from the tribes of Judah and Simeon.

1 Samuel 6:10

They did what they were told: they took two cows and hitched them to the wagon, and shut the calves in the barn.

1 Samuel 6:12

The cows started off on the road to Beth Shemesh and headed straight toward it, without turning off the road. They were mooing as they went. The five Philistine kings followed them as far as the border of Beth Shemesh.

1 Samuel 6:3

They answered, “If you return the Covenant Box of the God of Israel, you must, of course, send with it a gift to him to pay for your sin. The Covenant Box must not go back without a gift. In this way you will be healed, and you will find out why he has kept on punishing you.”