Contextual Overview
6 But the hand of Yahweh was heavy on them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with tumors, even Ashdod and the borders thereof. 6 Then the Lord 's heavy hand struck the people of Ashdod and the nearby villages with a plague of tumors. 6 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with tumours, even Ashdod and the borders thereof. 6 The Lord was hard on the people of Ashdod and their neighbors. He caused them to suffer and gave them growths on their skin. 6 The Lord attacked the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores. 6 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, [even] Ashdod, and its borders. 6 But the hand of Yahweh was heavy on them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and the borders of it. 6Then the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He caused them to be dumbfounded and struck them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory. 6 The hand of the Lord was heavy against the people of Ashdod, and he terrified and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory. 6 Forsothe the hond of the Lord was maad greuouse on men of Azotus, and he distriede hem, and he smoot Azotus and the coostis therof in the priuyere part of buttokis; and townes and feeldis in the myddis of that cuntrey buyliden out, and myis camen forth; and greet confusioun of deth was maad in the citee.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
God to Ekron: Joshua 15:45, Judges 1:18, 2 Kings 1:2, Amos 1:8
us, to slay us and our people: Heb. me, to slay me and my people
Reciprocal: Genesis 20:18 - General Joshua 15:11 - Ekron Joshua 19:43 - Ekron 1 Samuel 6:1 - the ark 1 Samuel 6:16 - they returned 1 Samuel 6:17 - Ekron 2 Samuel 6:9 - afraid 1 Chronicles 13:12 - afraid of God
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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:
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.
