Encyclopedia entry
Coffer
The receptacle or small box placed beside the ark by the Philistines, in which they deposited the golden mice and the emerods as their trespass-offering (1 Sam. 6:8, 11, 15).
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
(argaz), a movable box hanging from the side of a cart. (1 Samuel 6:8,11,15) The word is found nowhere else.
In the Bible
3
Verses where Coffer is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Samuel 6:8
Take the ark of the LORD, set it on the cart, and in a chest beside it put the gold objects you are sending back to Him as a guilt offering. Then send the ark on its way,
- 1 Samuel 6:11
Then they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the chest containing the gold rats and the images of the tumors.
- 1 Samuel 6:15
And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold objects, and they placed them on the large rock. That day the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the LORD.
Scripture on Coffer
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Coffer references
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Voices on Coffer
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Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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