After seven months in Philistine territory, the ark returns to Israel on a new cart pulled by two cows, accompanied by five golden tumours and five golden mice.
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Lyrics
The LORD’s ark was in the country of the Philistines Seven months The Philistines called for the priests and the diviners
What shall we do with the LORD’s ark Show us how we should send it to its place If you send it away Don’t send it empty
Return a trespass offering to him Then you will be healed It will be known to you why his hand is not removed from you Five golden tumours and five golden mice
For the number of the lords of the Philistines For one plague was on you all and on your lords Therefore you shall make images of your tumours And give glory to the God of Israel
Why do you harden your hearts As the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs When he worked wonderfully amongst them Didn’t they let the people go and they departed
Take and prepare a new cart and two milk cows Tie the cows to the cart Bring their calves home from them Put the LORD’s ark on the cart
Put the jewels of gold in a box by its side Let it go, that it may go If it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh Then he has done us this great evil
The men did so and took two milk cows The cows took the straight way by the way to Beth Shemesh Lowing as they went And didn’t turn to the right hand or to the left
The people of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest They lifted up their eyes and saw the ark And rejoiced to see it The cart came into the field of Joshua
They split the wood of the cart And offered up the cows for a burnt offering to the LORD
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