And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Bethshemesh.
Study Helps
Interpretation
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.
Read with
This thought runs through 1 Samuel 6:10-14.
Glossary
- Beth-shemesh Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tel Bet Shemesh.