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And the kine took the straightway to 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 lords of the Philistineswentafter them unto the border of Bethshemesh.
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And they of Bethshemesh were reaping their wheatharvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.
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And the cartcame into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and stood there, where there was a greatstone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.
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And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the greatstone: and the men of Bethshemeshoffered burnt offerings and sacrificedsacrifices the same day unto the LORD.
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And when the fivelords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
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And these are the goldenemerods which the Philistinesreturned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdodone, for Gazaone, for Askelonone, for Gathone, for Ekronone;
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And the goldenmice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the fivelords, both of fencedcities, and of countryvillages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Bethshemite.
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And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the peoplefiftythousand and threescore and tenmen: and the peoplelamented , because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a greatslaughter.
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And the men of Bethshemeshsaid , Who is able to standbefore this holyLORDGod? and to whom shall he go up from us?
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And they sentmessengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim,saying , The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down , and fetch it up to you.