1 Samuel 5:10

1 Samuel 5:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
• New International Version (NIV)So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. As the ark of God was entering Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, “They have brought the ark of the god of Israel around to us to kill us and our people.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But as soon as the ark of God came to Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, "They have brought around to us the ark of the God of Israel to kill us and our people."
• New King James Version (NKJV)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!”

Context of 1 Samuel 5:10

8So the Philistine rulers met together. Ashdod's people asked them, ‘What should we do with the Covenant Box of Israel's God?’ The rulers answered, ‘Take it away to Gath.’ So the men took it to that city. 9After they had moved the Covenant Box to Gath, the Lord punished the people in that city too. He made them all very afraid. He caused tumours to grow on them, young people as well as old people. So then they took God's Covenant Box to Ekron. When God's Covenant Box arrived in Ekron, the people screamed. They said, ‘They have brought the Covenant Box of Israel's God here! They want to kill us all!’ 11So they called the Philistine rulers to meet together. Ekron's people said to them, ‘Take away the Covenant Box of Israel's God! Send it back to its proper place. If you leave it here, it will kill us and all our families.’ All the people in the town were afraid of death. God had already started to punish them a lot. 12Many people had already died. All the other people in the town had tumours on their bodies. So they cried loudly up to the skies for help.

1 Samuel 5:10 word by word

וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּ אֶת־אֲר֥וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עֶקְר֑וֹן וַיְהִ֗י כְּב֨וֹא אֲר֤וֹן הָאֱלֹהִים֙ עֶקְר֔וֹן וַיִּזְעֲק֨וּ הָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜ים לֵאמֹ֗ר הֵסַ֤בּוּ אֵלַי֙ אֶת־אֲרוֹן֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִי וְאֶת־עַמִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore they sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• to Ekronעֶקְרוֹן‛eqrôn · EkronH6138
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• that the Ekronitesעֶקְרוֹנִי‛eqrônîy ‛eqrônîy · EkronH6139
• cried outזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• They have brought aboutסָבַבsâbab · to turn: turnH5437
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• to us, to slayמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• us and our peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 5:10

• Joshua 15:45He also gave them Ekron with the houses and villages that belonged to it.
• Judges 1:18Judah's men also took for themselves the cities of Gaza, Ashkelon and Ekron, as well as the land around those cities.
• 2 Kings 1:2At this time, Ahaziah was king of Israel. He lived in the city of Samaria. One day he fell from the window of an upstairs room in his palace. He became very ill. So he sent men to the temple of Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron. He told them, ‘Ask their god if I will become well again after my disease.’
• Amos 1:8I will remove the king of Ashdod city. And I will remove the king who rules in Ashkelon city. I will punish the people who live in Ekron city. All the Philistines who remain will die.’ That is what the Lord God says.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 5:10

• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10Ekron, one of the five main Philistine cities (see 1 Samuel 6:17), was only five miles north of Gath.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 5:10

• Ekron
• Miracles

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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