SEV Biblia, Chapter 6:15
Y los levitas bajaron el arca del SEÑOR, y la caja que estaba junto a ella, en la cual estaban las alhajas de oro, y las pusieron sobre aquella gran piedra; y los varones de Bet-semes sacrificaron holocaustos y mataron víctimas al SEÑOR en aquel día.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 6:15
Verse 15. The Levites took down] It appears there were some of the tribe of Levi among the people of Beth-shemesh: to them appertained the service of the tabernacle.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 15. And the Levites took down the ark of the Lord , etc.] Or, “had took it down” f127 ; for this, though here related, was done as soon as the ark came into the field, or quickly after, and before the burnt offering could be made, which was burnt with the wood of the cart; and though the persons that took it down are called Levites, they were priests, who were of the tribe of Levi; for it was the work of the priests to take it down, though the Levites then might carry it; and it is remarkable that Bethshemesh was given to the Kohathite Levites, whose business it was to carry the ark on their shoulders; see ( Joshua 21:10 Numbers 4:15) and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were; the purse or bag in which were the five golden mice, and the five golden emerods: and put them on the great stone ; both the ark and the coffer, by which the cart stood, and on which the sacrifice of burnt offering was probably offered: and the men of Bethshemesh offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed sacrifices, the same day unto the Lord ; besides the burnt offering of the two cows, they offered others to testify their thankfulness for the return of the ark; and also peace offerings, on which they feasted with one another, to express their greater joy.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 10-18 - These two kine knew their owner, their great Owner, whom Hophin an Phinehas knew not. God's providence takes notice even of brut creatures, and serves its own purposes by them. When the reapers saw the ark, they rejoiced; their joy for that was greater than the joy of harvest. The return of the ark, and the revival of holy ordinances after days of restraint and trouble, are matters of great joy.
Original Hebrew
והלוים 3881 הורידו 3381 את 853 ארון 727 יהוה 3068 ואת 853 הארגז 712 אשׁר 834 אתו 854 אשׁר 834 בו כלי 3627 זהב 2091 וישׂמו 7760 אל 413 האבן 68 הגדולה 1419 ואנשׁי 376 בית שׁמשׁ 1053 העלו 5927 עלות 5930 ויזבחו 2076 זבחים 2077 ביום 3117 ההוא 1931 ליהוה׃ 3068
