Joshua (1 Samuel 6:14)

A man from Beth-Shemesh living at the time of Israel's united kingdom, mentioned in 1 Samuel 6:14.

About Joshua (1 Samuel 6:14)

An inhabitant of Beth-shemesh. The Philistines sent the cart carrying the ark into his grainfield. It stopped by a large stone, which was used to mark the event (1 Samuel 6:14, 18).

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1 Samuel 6:14

The cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh and stopped there near a large rock. The people chopped up the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD.

1 Samuel 6:18

The number of gold rats also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers—the fortified cities and their outlying villages. And the large rock on which they placed the ark of the LORD stands to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.

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1 Samuel 6:14

The cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh and stopped there near a large rock. The people chopped up the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD.

1 Samuel 6:18

The number of gold rats also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers—the fortified cities and their outlying villages. And the large rock on which they placed the ark of the LORD stands to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.