1 Samuel 6:12

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

Numbers 20:19

The Israelites 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.”

1 Samuel 6:9

Watch the wagon. If the wagon goes toward Beth Shemesh in Israel’s own land, then it is their God who has given us this great sickness. But if the cows don’t go straight to Beth Shemesh, we will know it was not their God who brought this sickness to us. It was just one of those things that sometimes happen.”

1 Samuel 6:11

Then the Philistines put the Lord’s Holy Box on the wagon along with the bag with the golden models of the tumors and mice.

1 Samuel 6:13

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

Exodus 8:15

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

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 Kings 4:9

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