1 Samuel 6:11

11 And they put the ark of the Lord on the cart and the chest with the gold images.

1 Samuel 6:11 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 6:11

And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart
Perhaps the same men that made the cart; however they were the Philistines, yet were not punished for touching it, as Uzzah was, though an Israelite, ( 2 Samuel 6:6 2 Samuel 6:7 )

and the coffer with the mice of gold, and the images of their emerods;
which coffer was placed in a purse or bag hung at the side of the ark, with the golden mice and emerods in it.

1 Samuel 6:11 In-Context

9 If it goes by the land of Israel to Beth-shemesh, then this great evil is his work; but if not, then we may be certain that the evil was not his doing, but was the working of chance.

10 And the men did so; they took two cows, yoking them to the cart and shutting up their young ones in their living-place:

11 And they put the ark of the Lord on the cart and the chest with the gold images.

12 And the cows took the straight way, by the road to Beth-shemesh; they went by the highway, not turning to the right or to the left, and the sound of their voices was clear on the road; and the lords of the Philistines went after them as far as the edge of Beth-shemesh.

13 And the people of Beth-shemesh were cutting their grain in the valley, and lifting up their eyes they saw the ark and were full of joy when they saw it.