1 Samuel 5:6

5:6 The Lord attacked ¹  the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of ²  both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores. ³ 

1 Samuel 5:11

5:11 So they assembled ⁴  all the leaders of the Philistines and said, “Get the ark of the God of Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so that it won’t kill us ⁵  and our ⁶  people!” The terror ⁷  of death was throughout the entire city; God was attacking them very severely there. ⁸ 

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¹ tn Heb “the hand of the Lord was heavy upon.”

² tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

³ tc The LXX and Vulgate add the following: “And mice multiplied in their land, and the terror of death was throughout the entire city.”

tn Or “tumors” (so ASV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NCV “growths on their skin”; KJV “emerods”; NAB “hemorrhoids.”

⁴ tn Heb “and they sent and gathered.”

⁵ tn Heb “me.”

⁶ tn Heb “my.”

⁷ tn Or “panic.”

⁸ tn Heb “the hand of God was very heavy there.”