Verse 8
1 Samuel 5:8
King James Version
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They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God (Elohim) of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God (Elohim) of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God (Elohim) of Israel about
thither.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁלְח֡וּ וַ/יַּאַסְפוּ֩ אֶת כָּל סַרְנֵ֨י פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים אֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ מַֽה נַּעֲשֶׂ֗ה לַֽ/אֲרוֹן֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ גַּ֣ת יִסֹּ֔ב אֲר֖וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַ/יַּסֵּ֕בּוּ אֶת אֲר֖וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
English Translation
And they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them, and they said, "What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?" And they said, "Let the ark of the God of Israel be moved around." And they moved the ark of the God of Israel.
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Chapter 5 Context
1
And the Philistines took the ark of God (Elohim), and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
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2
When the Philistines took the ark of God (Elohim), they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set...
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3
And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon
was fallen upon his face to the ear...
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4
And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon
was fallen upon his face to the groun...
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5
Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold...
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6
But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with e...
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7
And when the men of Ashdod saw that
it was so, they said, The ark of the God (Elohim) of Israel shal...
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8
They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we...
9
And it was
so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with...
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10
Therefore they sent the ark of God (Elohim) to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God (Elohim...
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11
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of...
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12
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
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