1 Samuel 6:11

11 Then they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart and the coffer with the rats of gold and the images of their hemorrhoids.

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 And see if it goes up by the way of his own border to Bethshemesh, then he has done us this great evil, but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was an accident that happened to us.

10 And the men did so and took two milk cows and tied them to the cart and shut up their calves at home.

11 Then they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart and the coffer with the rats of gold and the images of their hemorrhoids.

12 And the cows went straight down the way of Bethshemesh and went along the highway, lowing as they went and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left, and the cardinals of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Bethshemesh.

13 And those of Bethshemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley, and they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark and rejoiced to see it.