¹⁸ And the number of the gold rats was according to the number of Philistine towns belonging to the five rulers—the fortified towns with their country villages. The large rock on which the Levites set the ark of the Lord is a witness to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.

¹⁴ The 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^(A) to the Lord. ¹⁵ The Levites^(B) took down the ark of the Lord, together with the chest containing the gold objects, and placed them on the large rock.^(C) On that day the people of Beth Shemesh^(D) offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the Lord. ¹⁶ The five rulers of the Philistines saw all this and then returned that same day to Ekron.

⁵ All these cities were fortified with high walls and with gates and bars, and there were also a great many unwalled villages.