1Sa 6:8 | JFB | STEP | 8. take the ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart-- This mode of carrying the sacred symbol was forbidden; but the ignorance of the Philistines made the indignity excusable (see on ). put the jewels ... in a coffer by the side thereof-- The way of securing treasure in the East is still in a chest, chained to the house wall or some solid part of the furniture.

‏ 1 Samuel 6:8

8. take the ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart--This mode of carrying the sacred symbol was forbidden; but the ignorance of the Philistines made the indignity excusable (see on 2Sa 6:6).

put the jewels ... in a coffer by the side thereof--The way of securing treasure in the East is still in a chest, chained to the house wall or some solid part of the furniture.