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1 Samuel 5:6

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¶ But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, [even] Ashdod and the coasts thereof.

But the hand {H3027} of the LORD {H3068} was heavy {H3513} upon them of Ashdod {H796}, and he destroyed {H8074} them, and smote {H5221} them with emerods {H2914}{H6076}, even Ashdod {H795} and the coasts {H1366} thereof.

ADONAI began oppressing the people of Ashdod; he ravaged them, striking Ashdod and its surrounding area with tumors.

Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.

But the hand of Jehovah was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with tumors, even Ashdod and the borders thereof.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Samuel 5:11 (7 votes)

    So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

  • Deuteronomy 28:27 (6 votes)

    The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

  • Exodus 9:3 (6 votes)

    Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which [is] in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: [there shall be] a very grievous murrain.

  • Psalms 32:4 (6 votes)

    For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.

  • Acts 13:11 (6 votes)

    And now, behold, the hand of the Lord [is] upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

  • Psalms 78:66 (4 votes)

    And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

  • 1 Samuel 5:7 (4 votes)

    And when the men of Ashdod saw that [it was] so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.