¹⁶ Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine towns from these two tribes.

⁵⁹ Ain,^[a] Juttah,^[b] and Beth-shemesh.

¹² And sure enough, without veering off in other directions, the cows went straight along the road toward Beth-shemesh, lowing as they went. The Philistine rulers followed them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh.

⁹ If they cross the border of our land and go to Beth-shemesh, we will know it was the Lord who brought this great disaster upon us. If they don’t, we will know it was not his hand that caused the plague. It came simply by chance.”