18 and the golden mice , according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords , both of fortified cities and of country villages . The large stone on which they set the ark of the Lord is a witness to this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 6:18
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.