And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.
Take the ark ... and lay it upon the cart. This mode of carrying the sacred symbol was forbidden; but the ignorance of the Philistines made the indignity be overlooked (see the note at 2 Samuel 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 housewall or some solid part of the furniture.