So they sent God’s ark to Ekron. As God’s ark came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to us, to kill us and our people.”
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So they sent God’s ark to Ekron. As God’s ark came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to us, to kill us and our people.”
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Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
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So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying: 'They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.'
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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 5:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Amos 1:8 I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him who holds the scepter from Ashkelon; and I will turn my hand against Ekron; and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord Yahweh.
- Joshua 15:45 Ekron, with its towns and its villages;
- Judges 1:18 Also Judah took Gaza with its border, and Ashkelon with its border, and Ekron with its border.
- 2 Kings 1:2 Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper room that was in Samaria, and was sick. So he sent messengers, and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover of this sickness.”
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 5:10 Therefore they sent the ark of God…
1Sa 5:10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
Ver. 10. Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron.] Thus they send the plague of God up and down to their neighbours. Wicked men use to draw others into partnership of their condemnation.
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The Ekronites cried out, saying.] The Israel, ites did not more shout for joy when they saw the ark come to them, than the Ekronites cry out for grief to see it brought among them. {a} Spiritual things are either sovereign or hurtful, according to the disposition of the receivers.
{a} Dr Hall.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Not that they intended this, but because this would…
Not that they intended this, but because this would be the event of it.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron,....…
Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron,.... Another of the five principalities of the Philistines, about ten miles from Gath, where Baalzebub, or the god of the fly, was worshipped:
and it came to pass, that as the ark of God came to Ekron; and had been there some little time:
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that the Ekronites cried out; when they perceived the hand of God was upon them, as upon the other cities; these were the chief magistrates of the city, with the lord of them, as appears by what follows:
saying, they have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us; from one city to another, and at length to us:
to slay us and our people; not that this was their intention, but so it was eventually.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 10. They sent the ark… to Ekron — A…
10. They sent the ark… to Ekron — A city some ten miles north of Gath. Compare Jos_13:3. From city to city does the ark of Jehovah spread terror and confusion.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. they sent the ark of God to Ekron]…
10. they sent the ark of God to Ekron] The most northerly of the five confederate cities, about 11 miles north of Gath. It was allotted to the tribe of Judah (Jos_15:45-46), and was temporarily occupied (Jdg_1:18). Baal-zebub was the local deity (2Ki_1:2). The site is marked by the modern village of Akir.
to us, to slay us and our people] Lit., as in the margin, “to me, to slay me and my people.” So too in 1Sa_5:11. The singular seems to indicate that the ‘lord’ acted as spokesman.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Vers. 10, 11. The Ekronites cried out. Convinced by…
Vers. 10, 11. The Ekronites cried out. Convinced by this second and more fatal plague that the ark was the cause of their punishment, the people of Ekron, when it was passed on to them from Gath, protested loudly against its presence. Compelled to receive it until the lords of the Philistines could be convened in council to decide upon its ultimate destination, the plague broke out so heavily among them that they were in utter dismay. For the rendering deadly destruction is untenable. Literally the words are, "a dismay of death;" but in Hebrew death added to a word of this sort simply means "very great." So "terrors of death" in Psa_55:4 are very great terrors. In the next verse we learn that many did die,but the words used here describe the mental agony and despair of the people as they saw the ark, which had wrought elsewhere so great misery, brought unto them.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 cried out
cried out
Why they cried out can be stated clearly. AT: "cried out in fear" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 5:10 Ekron, another of the five major Philistine cities…
5:10 Ekron, another of the five major Philistine cities (see 6:17), was just five miles north of Gath.
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