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and take the ark of Yahweh, and lay it on the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which you return him for a trespass-offering, in a coffer by the side of it; and send it away, that it may go.
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Reverence for the Holy
Commentators highlight the "reverent awe" with which the Philistines handled the Ark. They carefully placed their trespass offering in a separate coffer "by the side thereof," not daring to open or place items inside the sacred chest. This respect from pagans serves as a powerful lesson on the holiness of God and the reverence He is due.
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19th Century
Anglican
In a coffer by the side thereof. —The reverent awe with which these Philistines treated the Ark, which had, they supposed…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And take the ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart Which was dispensed with in these uncircumcised Philistines, …
Presbyterian
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…
