Coffer
אַרְגָּז/KOF-er/
“(argaz), meaning a shaking or swinging container.”
Summary
A small box or chest attached to a cart, specifically mentioned as the container in which the Philistines placed their golden offerings when returning the ark.
☩Biblical Context
When the Philistines returned the captured ark of God, their priests advised them to include a trespass offering of five golden mice and five golden tumors. These were placed in a coffer beside the ark on the cart drawn by two milk cows. The word appears nowhere else in Scripture.
Key verses:1 Samuel 6:81 Samuel 6:111 Samuel 6:15
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Coffer," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. II (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.James Orr (ed.), "Coffer," in International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, vol. II (Howard-Severance Company, 1915).
- 3.George Morrish, "Coffer," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 4.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Coffer," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).