Discovery Box1 Samuel 5:6 
Context5:6 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 13:3
Context13:3 Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost 4 that was at Geba and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul alerted 5 all the land saying, “Let the Hebrews pay attention!”
1 Samuel 30:1
Context30:1 On the third day David and his men came to Ziklag. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They attacked Ziklag and burned it. 6
1 tn Heb “the hand of the
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 Or perhaps “struck down the Philistine official.” See the note at 1 Sam 10:5. Cf. TEV “killed the Philistine commander.”
5 tn Heb “blew the ram’s horn in.”
6 tn The Hebrew text adds “with fire.”
