Tree of Life Version
1 Samuel 6:17
17So these are the golden tumors that the Philistines returned as a guilt offering to Adonai: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron.
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
15The Levites took down the ark of Adonai and the box that was with it that contained the gold objects, and placed them on the large stone. Then the people of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrifices to Adonai that day. 16Now when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron that same day. So these are the golden tumors that the Philistines returned as a guilt offering to Adonai: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron. 18The golden mice also corresponded to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords—both the fortified cities and their country villages—as far as the large stone on which they had set down the ark of Adonai. It remains to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh. 19Then He struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh because they had gazed into the ark of Adonai. He struck down the people—70 out of 50,000 men—the people mourned because Adonai had struck the people a great slaughter.
Read all of 1 Samuel 61 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- the goldenזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
- emerodsטְחֹרţechôr · tumorH2914
- which the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
- returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
- a trespass offeringאָשָׁם'âshâm · guilt (offering)H817
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- for Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹד'ashdôd · AshdodH795
- oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- for Gazaעַזָּה‛azzâh · GazaH5804
- for Askelonאַשְׁקְלוֹן'ashqelôn · AshkelonH831
- for Gathגַּתgath · GathH1661
- for Ekronעֶקְרוֹן‛eqrôn · EkronH6138
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 6:17
- 1 Samuel 6:4“What guilt offering should we return to Him?” they asked. So they said, “Five golden tumors and five golden mice—according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, for one plague was on each of you and on your lords.
- 1 Samuel 5:1Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God and they brought it from Eben-ezer to Ashdod.
- 2 Chronicles 26:6He went out and fought the Philistines and breached the wall of Gath, the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod. He built cities in Ashdod and among the Philistines.
- Jeremiah 25:20and all the mingled people, all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the Philistines, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
- Zechariah 9:6A mongrel people will live in Ashdod and I will cut off the Philistines’ pride.
- Judges 16:1Once Samson went to Gaza and eyed a prostitute there, so he went to her.
- Amos 1:7So I will send fire on the wall of Gaza —it will devour its citadels.
- Judges 1:18Also Judah captured Gaza with its territory, Ashkelon with its territory and Ekron with its territory.
- Zechariah 9:5Ashkelon will see it and fear. Gaza will writhe in pain as will Ekron because her hope will dry up. The king will perish from Gaza and Ashkelon will be uninhabited.
- 1 Samuel 5:8So they sent word and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them and asked, “What will we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They replied, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried over to Gath.” So they carried the ark of the God of Israel over.
- 2 Samuel 1:20Tell it not in Gath, proclaim it not in Ashkelon’s streets, lest Philistine daughters rejoice, lest daughters of the uncircumcised gloat!
- 2 Samuel 21:22These four were born to the Rapha in Gath, and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants.
- Amos 6:2Go over to Calneh and look. From there go to great Hamath, go down to Gath of the Philistines. Are you better than these kingdoms? Or is their territory larger than yours?
- 1 Samuel 5:10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But it came about as the ark of God came to Ekron that the Ekronites cried out saying, “They’ve brought around the ark of the God of Israel to us to kill us and our people!”
- 2 Kings 1:2Now Ahaziah fell down from the balcony of his upper chamber in Samaria and was injured. So he sent messengers and instructed them, “Go inquire of Baal-Zebub the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
- Amos 1:8I will cut off Ashdod’s inhabitant, wielding Ashkelon’s scepter. I will turn My hand against Ekron and the rest of the Philistines will perish. My Lord Adonai has said it.
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
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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
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