1 Samuel 6:10

New American Bible - revised edition

They acted upon this advice. Taking two milk cows, they hitched them to the cart but shut up their calves indoors.

Cross References

Genesis 33:13

But Jacob replied: “As my lord knows, the children are too young. And the flocks and herds that are nursing are a concern to me; if overdriven for even a single day, the whole flock will die.

1 Kings 18:44

And the seventh time the youth reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” Elijah said, “Go and say to Ahab, ‘Harness up and go down the mountain before the rain stops you.’”

1 Samuel 6:11

Then they placed the ark of the Lord on the cart, along with the box containing the golden mice and the images of the tumors.

1 Samuel 6:9

Then watch! If it goes up to Beth-shemesh along the route to the Lord’s territory, then it was the Lord who brought this great calamity upon us; if not, we will know that it was not the Lord’s hand, but a bad turn, that struck us.” The Ark in Beth-shemesh.