1 Samuel 6:17

1 Samuel 6:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
• New International Version (NIV)These are the gold tumors the Philistines sent as a guilt offering to the Lord—one each for Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron.
• English Standard Version (ESV)These are the golden tumors that the Philistines returned as a guilt offering to the Lord: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron,
• New King James Version (NKJV)These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned as a trespass offering to the Lord: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron;

Context of 1 Samuel 6:17

15And the Levites took down the ark of the Lord and the saddlebag that was with it, in which were the articles of gold, and put them on the large stone; and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices that day to the Lord. 16When the five governors of the Philistines saw it, they returned to Ekron that day. Now these are the gold tumors which the Philistines returned as a guilt offering to the Lord: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, and one for Ekron; 18and the gold mice, corresponding to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five governors, both of fortified cities and of country villages. The large stone on which they placed the ark of the Lord is a witness to this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite. 19Now He fatally struck some of the men of Beth-shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the Lord. He struck 50,070 men among the people, and the people mourned because the Lord had struck the people with a great slaughter.

1 Samuel 6:17 word by word

וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ טְחֹרֵ֣י הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵשִׁ֧יבוּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֛ים אָשָׁ֖ם לַֽיהוָ֑ה לְאַשְׁדּ֨וֹד אֶחָ֜ד לְעַזָּ֤ה אֶחָד֙ לְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹן אֶחָ֔ד לְגַ֥ת אֶחָ֖ד לְעֶקְר֥וֹן אֶחָֽד׃ סRead the interlinear

• theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• are the goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• tumorsטְחֹרţechôr · tumorH2914
• whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• as a guiltאָשָׁם'âshâm · guilt (offering)H817
• to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• for Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹד'ashdôd · AshdodH795
• for Ashkelonאַשְׁקְלוֹן'ashqelôn · AshkelonH831
• for Gathגַּתgath · GathH1661
• for Ekronעֶקְרוֹן‛eqrôn · EkronH6138

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 6:17

• 1 Samuel 6:4Then they said, “What is to be the guilt offering that we shall return to Him?” And they said, “Five gold tumors and five gold mice corresponding to the number of the governors of the Philistines, since one plague was on all of you and on your governors.
• 1 Samuel 5:1Now the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
• 2 Chronicles 26:6Now he went out and fought against the Philistines, and broke down the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the area of Ashdod and among the Philistines.
• Jeremiah 25:20and to all the foreign people, all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the Philistines (that is, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod);
• Zechariah 9:6And a people of mixed origins will live in Ashdod, And I will eliminate the pride of the Philistines.
• Judges 16:1Now Samson went to Gaza and saw a prostitute there, and had relations with her.
• Amos 1:7So I will send fire on the wall of Gaza And it will consume her citadels.
• Judges 1:18And Judah took Gaza with its territory, Ashkelon with its territory, and Ekron with its territory.
• Zechariah 9:5Ashkelon will see it and be afraid. Gaza too will writhe in great pain; Also Ekron, because her hope has been ruined. Moreover, the king will perish from Gaza, And Ashkelon will not be inhabited.
• 1 Samuel 5:8So they sent word and gathered all the governors of the Philistines to them, and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” And they said, “Have the ark of the God of Israel brought to Gath.” So they took the ark of the God of Israel away.
• 2 Samuel 1:20Tell it not in Gath, Proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, Or the daughters of the Philistines will rejoice, The daughters of the uncircumcised will celebrate.
• 2 Samuel 21:22These four were born to the giant at Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
• Amos 6:2Go over to Calneh and look, And go from there to Hamath the great, Then go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are they better than these kingdoms, Or is their territory greater than yours?
• 1 Samuel 5:10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And as the ark of God came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people!”
• 2 Kings 1:2And Ahaziah fell through the window lattice in his upper chamber which was in Samaria, and became ill. So he sent messengers and said to them, “Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this sickness.”
• Amos 1:8I will also eliminate every inhabitant from Ashdod, As well as him who holds the scepter, from Ashkelon; And I will direct My power against Ekron, And the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” Says the Lord God.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 6:17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17These are the golden emerods - Each of these cities, in what may be called its corporate capacity, sent a golden emerod.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-18Verses 10-18 These two kine knew their owner, their great Owner, whom Hophin and Phinehas knew not. God's providence takes notice even of brute creatures, and serves its own purposes by them. When the reapers saw the ark, they rejoiced; their joy for that was greater than the joy of harvest. The return of the ark, and the revival of holy ordinances, after days of restraint and trouble, are matters of great joy.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17guilt offering: See study note on 1 Samuel 6:3. Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron: These were the five main Philistine cities. They were on or near the Great Trunk Road, an important ancient trade route. This route connected Egypt with Mesopotamia through the coastal plain of Canaan. Each city had a ruler similar to a king (1 Samuel 6:16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1817-18. And these are the golden emerods ... and the mice--There were five representative images of the emerods, corresponding to the five principal cities of the Philistines. But the number of the golden mice must have been greater, for they were sent from the walled towns as well as the country villages.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 6:17

• Ashdod
• Ashkelon
• Gath
• Kirjath-Jearim
• Miracles
• Offerings
• Tumor

In the dictionaries

• Ashdod
• Ekron
• Gath
• Gaza
• Philistines
• Ekron; Ekronite
• Ashdod, or Azotus
• Ashdod, Azotus
• Ekron, Ekronites
• Gath, Gittite

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 6

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings