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 the people of Gath sent the ark of God to Ekron. But when the ark of God came to Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, “They brought the ark of the God of Israel here to kill us.” 11They called together all the Philistine rulers. “Send the ark of the God of Israel away,” they said. “Let it go back to its own place so that it won’t kill us or our people.” There was a fear of death throughout the city, where God dealt ⌞with them⌟ very harshly. The people who didn’t die were struck with tumors. So the cry 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• that diedמוּתmûth · to dieH4191
• not were smittenנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• with the emerodsעֹ֫פֶל‛ôphel · hillH6076
• with the emerodsטְחֹרţechôr · tumorH2914
• and the cryשַׁוְעָהshav‛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 19:17If anyone escapes from Hazael’s sword, Jehu will kill him. And if anyone escapes from Jehu’s sword, Elisha will kill him.
• Amos 5:19It is like a person who flees from a lion only to be attacked by a bear. It is like a person who goes home and puts his hand on the wall only to be bitten by a snake.
• 1 Samuel 9:16“About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the territory of Benjamin. Anoint him to be ruler of my people Israel. He will save my people from the Philistines because I’ve seen my people’s ⌞suffering⌟ and their cry has come to me.”
• Exodus 12:30Pharaoh, all his officials, and all the ⌞other⌟ Egyptians got up during the night. There was loud crying throughout Egypt because in every house someone had died.
• Isaiah 15:3In their streets they wear sackcloth. On their roofs and in their city squares everyone wails and cries.
• Jeremiah 14:2Judah mourns; its gates fall apart. The people of Judah sit in mourning on the ground. Their cry goes up from Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 25:34Mourn, you shepherds, and cry. Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock. The time has come for you to be slaughtered. The time has come for you to be scattered, and you will break like fine pottery.
• Jeremiah 48:3People will cry out from Horonaim, “Looting 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