Bethshemesh was the first Israelite town they would come to, as it was on the border of Judah.

It was a chance that happened to us. —The priests and diviners were not certain whether the plague had been sent by the o…

And see if it goes up by the way of its own coast to
Bethshemesh
The nearest city to t…

For seven months, the Philistines were punished with the presence of the ark; it was a plague to them for all that time because they would not send…