1 Samuel 6:13

1 Samuel 6:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they of Beth–shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the people of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley. And when they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, they rejoiced to see it.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the people of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they lifted their eyes and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they saw the Ark, they were overjoyed!

Context of 1 Samuel 6:13

11They placed the ark of the Lord on the cart and along with it the chest containing the gold rats and the models of the tumors. 12Then the cows went straight up toward Beth Shemesh, keeping on the road and lowing all the way; they did not turn to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed them as far as the border of Beth Shemesh. Now the people of Beth Shemesh were harvesting their wheat in the valley, and when they looked up and saw the ark, they rejoiced at the sight. 14The cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh, and there it stopped beside a large rock. The people chopped up the wood of the cart and sacrificed the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord. 15The Levites took down the ark of the Lord, together with the chest containing the gold objects, and placed them on the large rock. On that day the people of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the Lord.

1 Samuel 6:13 word by word

וּבֵ֣ית שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ קֹצְרִ֥ים קְצִיר־חִטִּ֖ים בָּעֵ֑מֶק וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ אֶת־עֵינֵיהֶ֗ם וַיִּרְאוּ֙ אֶת־הָ֣אָר֔וֹן וַֽיִּשְׂמְח֖וּ לִרְאֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Beth–shemeshבֵּית שֶׁ֫מֶשׁbêyth shemesh · Beth-shemeshH1053
• reapingקָצַרqâtsar · to reapH7114
• their wheatחִטָּהchiţţâh · wheatH2406
• harvestקָצִירqâtsîyr · harvestH7105
• in the valleyעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · valleyH6010
• and they lifted upנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: lookH5375
• their eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• and sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• and rejoicedשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 6:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13The whole population was in the field. The harvest work was suspended in an instant, and all the workmen ran to where the ark was.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-18Verses 10-18 These two kine knew their owner, their great Owner, whom Hophin and Phinehas knew not. God's providence takes notice even of brute creatures, and serves its own purposes by them. When the reapers saw the ark, they rejoiced; their joy for that was greater than the joy of harvest. The return of the ark, and the revival of holy ordinances, after days of restraint and trouble, are matters of great joy.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13People usually harvested wheat in May or June (late spring or early summer).Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 6:13

• Cart
• Kirjath-Jearim
• Miracles
• Reaping

In the dictionaries

• Beth-Shemesh
• Along
• David
• Harden
• Return
• Samuel, Books of
• Ark of the Covenant
• Emerods
• God
• Harvest

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings