And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.
The cart arrived in the field belonging to Joshua, a man from Beth Shemesh, and stopped there where there was a large stone. The people broke up the wooden cart and sacrificed the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD.
The writer is describing how the people used the cart and cows that carried the Ark of the Covenant back to Israel as materials for a sacrifice to honor God.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs after the Philistines returned the Ark of the Covenant to Israel following seven months of plagues. The Philistines had placed the Ark on a cart pulled by two cows, hoping to end God's judgment on their cities. When the cart reached Beth Shemesh, an Israelite town, the people joyfully received the Ark back.
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