1 Samuel 6:11
New International Version
They placed the ark of the LORD on the cart and along with it the chest containing the gold rats and the models of the tumors.

New Living Translation
Then the Ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors were placed on the cart.

English Standard Version
And they put the ark of the LORD on the cart and the box with the golden mice and the images of their tumors.

Berean Standard Bible
Then they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the chest containing the gold rats and the images of the tumors.

King James Bible
And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

New King James Version
And they set the ark of the LORD on the cart, and the chest with the gold rats and the images of their tumors.

New American Standard Bible
And they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, and the saddlebag with the gold mice and the likenesses of their tumors.

NASB 1995
They put the ark of the LORD on the cart, and the box with the golden mice and the likenesses of their tumors.

NASB 1977
And they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, and the box with the golden mice and the likenesses of their tumors.

Legacy Standard Bible
And they put the ark of Yahweh on the cart, as well as the box with the golden mice and the likenesses of their tumors.

Amplified Bible
They put the ark of the LORD on the cart, and the box containing the golden mice and the replicas of their tumors.

Christian Standard Bible
Then they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the box containing the gold mice and the images of their tumors.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the box containing the gold mice and the images of their tumors.

American Standard Version
and they put the ark of Jehovah upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their tumors.

Contemporary English Version
Then they put the chest on the cart, along with the bag that had the gold rats and sores in it.

English Revised Version
and they put the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their tumours.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They put the ark of the LORD and the box containing the gold mice and the models of their hemorrhoids on the cart.

Good News Translation
They put the Covenant Box in the wagon, together with the box containing the gold models of the mice and of the tumors.

International Standard Version
They put the Ark of the LORD, the box, the gold mice, and the images of their tumors on the cart.

Majority Standard Bible
Then they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the chest containing the gold rats and the images of the tumors.

NET Bible
They put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the chest, the gold mice, and the images of the sores.

New Heart English Bible
and they put the ark on the cart, and the box with the mice of gold and the images of their tumors.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

World English Bible
They put Yahweh’s ark on the cart, and the box with the golden mice and the images of their tumors.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and they place the Ark of YHWH on the cart, and the coffer, and the golden muroids, and the images of their lumps.

Young's Literal Translation
and they place the ark of Jehovah upon the cart, and the coffer, and the golden mice, and the images of their emerods.

Smith's Literal Translation
And they set the ark of Jehovah into the wagon, and the box, and the mice of gold, and the likenesses of the tumors.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they laid the ark of God upon the cart, and the little box that had in it the golden mice and the likeness of the emerods.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they placed the ark of God upon the cart, with the little box that held the gold mice and the likenesses of the cysts.

New American Bible
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.

New Revised Standard Version
They put the ark of the LORD on the cart, and the box with the gold mice and the images of their tumors.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And they laid the ark of God upon the cart, and the box with the mice of gold and the images of their boils.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they placed the Ark of God in the wagon, and the sack and the mice of gold and the figures of their tumors
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they put the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they set the ark of the Lord, and the coffer, and the golden mice, on the waggon.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Ark Returned to Israel
10So the men did as instructed. They took two milk cows, hitched them to the cart, and penned up their calves. 11Then they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the chest containing the gold rats and the images of the tumors. 12And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.…

Cross References
Exodus 25:10-22
And they are to construct an ark of acacia wood, two and a half cubits long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high. / Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it. / Cast four gold rings for it and fasten them to its four feet, two rings on one side and two on the other. ...

Numbers 4:5-6
Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it. / They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles.

2 Samuel 6:3-4
They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart, / bringing with it the ark of God. And Ahio was walking in front of the ark.

1 Chronicles 13:7-9
So they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart. / David and all the Israelites were celebrating before God with all their might, with songs and on harps and lyres, with tambourines, cymbals, and trumpets. / When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon, Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark, because the oxen had stumbled.

1 Chronicles 15:13-15
It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.” / So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel. / And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD.

Leviticus 5:15-16
“If someone acts unfaithfully and sins unintentionally against any of the LORD’s holy things, he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD: an unblemished ram from the flock, of proper value in silver shekels according to the sanctuary shekel; it is a guilt offering. / Regarding any holy thing he has harmed, he must make restitution by adding a fifth of its value to it and giving it to the priest, who will make atonement on his behalf with the ram as a guilt offering, and he will be forgiven.

Joshua 3:3-4
and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it. / But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”

2 Kings 12:9-10
Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD. / Whenever they saw that there was a large amount of money in the chest, the royal scribe and the high priest would go up, count the money brought into the house of the LORD, and tie it up in bags.

1 Kings 8:9
There was nothing in the ark except the two stone tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of the land of Egypt.

2 Chronicles 5:10
There was nothing in the ark except the two tablets that Moses had placed in it at Horeb, where the LORD had made a covenant with the Israelites after they had come out of Egypt.

Hebrews 9:4
containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant.

Acts 7:44
Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen.

Revelation 11:19
Then the temple of God in heaven was opened, and the ark of His covenant appeared in His temple. And there were flashes of lightning, rumblings, peals of thunder, an earthquake, and a great hailstorm.

Matthew 2:11
On coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.

Luke 2:7
And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.


Treasury of Scripture

And they laid the ark of the LORD on the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their tumors.

they laid

2 Samuel 6:3
And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.

1 Chronicles 13:7
And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.

1 Chronicles 15:13-15
For because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order…

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1 Samuel 6
1. After seven months the Philistines take counsel how to send back the ark
10. They bring it on a new cart with an offering unto Beth Shemesh
19. The people are smitten for looking into the ark
21. They send to them of Kiriath Jearim to fetch it














They placed the ark of the LORD on the cart
The "ark of the LORD" refers to the Ark of the Covenant, a sacred chest that held the tablets of the Ten Commandments, Aaron's rod, and a pot of manna. In Hebrew, "ark" is "aron," meaning a chest or box. The Ark symbolized God's presence and covenant with Israel. The Philistines, who had captured the Ark, were returning it to Israel, acknowledging its divine power. The use of a "cart" indicates a lack of understanding or respect for the prescribed method of transport, as the Ark was meant to be carried by Levites using poles (Exodus 25:14). This act reflects the Philistines' desperation to rid themselves of the plagues that afflicted them due to the Ark's presence.

along with the chest containing the gold rats
The "chest" here is a separate container accompanying the Ark. The "gold rats" were offerings made by the Philistines. In the ancient Near East, it was common to create votive offerings in the shape of the affliction one wished to be healed from or protected against. The rats likely symbolized the plague that had devastated the Philistine land, as rats were often associated with disease and destruction. This act of sending gold rats was an attempt to appease the God of Israel, acknowledging His power over their land and health.

and the images of the tumors
The "images of the tumors" were also offerings made by the Philistines. The Hebrew word for "tumors" is "ophel," which can mean swellings or boils. These were part of the plagues that struck the Philistines after they captured the Ark. By crafting images of the tumors in gold, the Philistines were engaging in a form of sympathetic magic, hoping to transfer the affliction away from themselves. This reflects a common ancient practice of creating representations of ailments to seek healing or protection, demonstrating their recognition of the God of Israel's power and their desire to appease Him.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then they put
וַיָּשִׂ֛מוּ (way·yā·śi·mū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

the ark
אֲר֥וֹן (’ă·rō·wn)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 727: A chest, ark

of the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

on
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the cart,
הָעֲגָלָ֑ה (hā·‘ă·ḡā·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5699: Something revolving, a wheeled vehicle

along with the box
הָאַרְגַּ֗ז (hā·’ar·gaz)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 712: A box, chest

containing the gold
הַזָּהָ֔ב (haz·zā·hāḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

rats
עַכְבְּרֵ֣י (‘aḵ·bə·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5909: A mouse

and the images
צַלְמֵ֥י (ṣal·mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6754: A phantom, illusion, resemblance, a representative figure, an idol

of the tumors.
טְחֹרֵיהֶֽם׃ (ṭə·ḥō·rê·hem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 2914: A boil, ulcer, a tumor, in the anus, pudenda


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