13 Now the people of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley , and they raised their eyes and saw the ark and were glad to see it. 14 The cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite and stood there where there was a large stone ; and they split the wood of the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the Lord . 15 The Levites took down the ark of the Lord and the box that was with it, in which were the articles of gold , and put them on the large stone ; and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices that day to the Lord .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 6:13-15
Commentary on 1 Samuel 6:10-18
(Read 1 Samuel 6:10-18)
These two kine knew their owner, their great Owner, whom Hophin and Phinehas knew not. God's providence takes notice even of brute 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.