1 Samuel 6:14

“And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, 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.”

"And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, 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." - 1 Samuel 6:14
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What does 1 Samuel 6:14 mean?

The verse 1 Samuel 6:14 in the King James Version reads: "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." This verse comes from a…

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The Significance of Sacrifice: Lessons from Beth-shemesh

As we delve into the sacred text of 1 Samuel 6:14, we encounter a profound moment in Israel's history: "And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt…

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A Prayer of Gratitude and Sacrifice: Responding to God’s Sovereignty

O Sovereign Lord, who reigns over all creation, we come before You with hearts filled with gratitude and awe, echoing the reverence that Your chosen people displayed in the days of old. As we reflect on the profound truth captured in 1 Samuel 6:14, "And the cart came into the…

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1 Samuel 6:14 - "And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, 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."
1 Samuel 14:6
2 Samuel 6:14
2 Samuel 6:14–22
2 Samuel 6:14 - "And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod."
1 Samuel 14:6 - "And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few."
1 Samuel 14:27
1 Samuel 13:14
1 Samuel 14:7
1 Samuel 11:14 - "Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there."
1 Samuel 8:6 - "¶ But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD."
1 Samuel 6:1 - "And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months."
1 Samuel 13:13-14
1 Samuel 17:14 - "And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul."
1 Samuel 4:14-16
1 Samuel 15:14 - "And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?"
Matthew 6:14
"And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod." - 2 Samuel 6:14
1 Samuel 14:51 - "And Kish was the father of Saul; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel."
1 Samuel 16:6-7
1 Samuel 14:25 - "And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground."
1 Chronicles 6:28 - "And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah."
1 Samuel 9:14 - "And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place."
2 Samuel 14:6 - "And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him."
1 Chronicles 14:6 - "And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,"
1 Samuel 12:6 - "¶ And Samuel said unto the people, It is the LORD that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt."
1 Samuel 19:14 - "And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick."
1 Samuel 14:46 - "Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and the Philistines went to their own place."
1 Samuel 14:35 - "And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was the first altar that he built unto the LORD."