1 Samuel 5:6 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 5:6

4 And when they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. ^aThe head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold; only¹ Dagon’s torso was left of it.

5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house ^atread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.

6 But the ^ahand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He ^bravaged them and struck them with ^ctumors, both Ashdod and its ^dterritory.

7 And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, “The ark of the ^aGod of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god.”

8 Therefore they sent and gathered to themselves all the ^alords of the Philistines, and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” And they answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried away to ^bGath.” So they carried the ark of the God of Israel away.

9 So it was, after they had carried it away, that ^athe hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction; and He struck the men of the city, both small and great,¹ and tumors broke out on them.

10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. So it was, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people!”

11 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 back to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

12 And the men who did not die were stricken with the tumors, and the ^acry of the city went up to heaven.

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 5:6

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon the people of Ashdod, and He caused [mice to spring up and there was] very deadly destruction and He smote the people with [very painful] tumors {or} boils, both Ashdod and its territory.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD caused a lot of trouble for the people of Ashdod and their neighbors. He made sores break out all over their bodies, and everyone was in a panic.

Darby English Version
And the hand of Jehovah was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he laid them waste, and smote them with hemorrhoids, -- Ashdod and its borders.

Good News Bible
The LORD punished the people of Ashdod severely and terrified them. He punished them and the people in the surrounding territory by causing them to have tumors.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the Ashdodites, and He ravaged them and smote them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territories.

New International Version
The LORD's hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation upon them and afflicted them with tumors.

New King James Version
But the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He ravaged them and struck them with tumors,both Ashdod and its territory.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now the hand of the LORD came down heavy on the Ashdodites, and He ravaged them and smote them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territories.

Revised Standard Version
The hand of the LORD was heavy upon the people of Ashdod, and he terrified and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory.

Young's Literal Translation
And the hand of Jehovah is heavy on the Ashdodites, and He maketh them desolate, and smiteth them with emerods, Ashdod and its borders.

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