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John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 6:16

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, etc.] Observed all that was done, how the kine performed their journey, drew the cart in which the ark was straight to Bethshemesh, stopped in a field near it, where it was received joyfully by the people, and sacrifices offered on account of it: they returned to Ekron the same day; as they might very well, since it was but twelve miles from Bethshemesh.
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