12 And the cows went straight in the direction of (A)Beth-shemesh along (B)one highway, lowing as they went. They turned neither to the right nor to the left, and the lords of the Philistines went after them as far as the border of (C)Beth-shemesh. 13 Now the people of (D)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. 14 The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh and stopped there. (E)A great stone was there. And they split up the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord.

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