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The ark of the covenant was placed on a rock in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.
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Joshua is mentioned in 1Sa.6.14 and 1Sa.6.18 as a resident of Beth-shemesh, a town in Judah. The context of the passage is the return of the ark of the covenant to Israel after it had been captured by the Philistines (1Samuel 4-6). The Philistines, afflicted by plagues because of the ark's presence, sent it back to Israel on a cart pulled by two cows (1Sa.6.7-12).
The cart carrying the ark came to the field of Joshua in Beth-shemesh, where the people were reaping their wheat harvest (1Sa.6.13). The cows pulling the cart stopped beside a large rock in Joshua's field (1Sa.6.14). The people of Beth-shemesh then split up the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord (1Sa.6.14).
The large rock in Joshua's field, where the ark was placed, is mentioned again in 1Sa.6.18 as a marker or boundary stone.
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2 verses in 1 book · English text: BSB (change it from the menu at the top) · Strong’s H3091
The cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh and stopped there near a large rock. The people chopped up the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD.
The number of gold rats also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers—the fortified cities and their outlying villages. And the large rock on which they placed the ark of the LORD stands to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.
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