1 Samuel 5:12

1 Samuel 5:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
• New International Version (NIV)Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The men who did not die were struck with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the men who did not die were stricken with the tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

Context of 1 Samuel 5:12

10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!” 11Then the Ekronites called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was very heavy upon it. Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.

1 Samuel 5:12 word by word

וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־מֵ֔תוּ הֻכּ֖וּ בַּטְּחֹרִ֑ים וַתַּ֛עַל שַֽׁוְעַ֥ת הָעִ֖יר הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear

• Thoseאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• did notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• were afflictedנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• with tumorsעֹ֫פֶל‛ôphel · hillH6076
• and the outcryשַׁוְעָהshav‛âh · cryH7775
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 5:12

• 1 Kings 19:17Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.
• Amos 5:19It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.
• 1 Samuel 9:16“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”
• Exodus 12:30During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.
• Isaiah 15:3In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping.
• Jeremiah 14:2“Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 25:34Wail, you shepherds, and cry out; roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. For the days of your slaughter have come; you will fall and be shattered like fine pottery.
• Jeremiah 48:3A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 5:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The men that died not - Some it seems were smitten with instant death; others with the haemorrhoids, and there was a universal consternation; and the cry of the city went up to heaven - it was an exceeding great cry. It does not appear that the Philistines had any correct knowledge of the nature of Jehovah, though they seemed to acknowledge his supremacy. They imagined that every country, district, mountain, and valley, had its peculiar deity; who, in its…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-12Verses 6-12 The hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Philistines; he not only convinced them of their folly, but severely chastised their insolence. Yet they would not renounce Dagon; and instead of seeking God's mercy, they desired to get clear of his ark. Carnal hearts, when they smart under the judgments of God, would rather, if it were possible, put him far from them, than enter into covenant or communion with him, and seek him for their friend. But…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. the cry of the city went up to heaven--The disease is attended with acute pain, and it is far from being a rare phenomenon in the Philistian plain [Van De Velde].Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 5:12

• Hemorrhoids
• Miracles
• Tumor

In the dictionaries

• Destruction
• Ground
• Samuel, Books of
• Ark of the Covenant
• Dagon
• Emerods
• God
• Judges, Period of
• Ophel
• Samuel, Books of

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings