Verse 6
1 Samuel 5:6
Free Bible Version
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When the people of Ashdod saw what was going on, they said, “We can't let the Ark of the God (Elohim) of Israel remain here with us, because he is punishing us and Dagon our god.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תִּכְבַּ֧ד יַד יְהוָ֛ה אֶל הָ/אַשְׁדּוֹדִ֖ים וַ/יְשִׁמֵּ֑/ם וַ/יַּ֤ךְ אֹתָ/ם֙ ב/עפלים בַּ/טְּחֹרִ֔ים אֶת אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד וְ/אֶת גְּבוּלֶֽי/הָ
English Translation
And the hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Ashdodites, and He struck them and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its borders.
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Chapter 5 Context
1
After the Philistines captured the Ark of God (Elohim), they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
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2
When the people of Ashdod got up early the next day, they saw Dagon had fallen on his face in front...
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3
When they got up early the next morning, they saw Dagon had fallen on his face in front of the Ark o...
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4
(That's why the priests of Dagon, and all who enter the temple of Dagon in Ashdod, don't tread on th...
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5
The Lord punished the people of Ashdod and its surrounding area, devastating them and plaguing them...
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6
When the people of Ashdod saw what was going on, they said, “We can't let the Ark of the God (Elohim...
7
So they sent for all the Philistine rulers and asked them, “What should we do with the Ark of the Go...
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8
But once they'd moved the Ark to Gath, the Lord also took action against that town, throwing it into...
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9
So they sent the Ark of God (Elohim) to Ekron, but as soon as it arrived, the leaders of Ekron shout...
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10
So they sent for all the Philistine rulers and said, “Send the Ark of the God (Elohim) of Israel awa...
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11
Those who didn't die were plagued with swellings, and the cry for help from the town reached up to h...
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