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1 Samuel 5:6–7

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5:6The Lord attacked3 the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of4 both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores.55:7When the people6 of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel should not remain with us, for he has attacked7 both us and our god Dagon!”

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  1. 3 Heb “the hand of the Lord was heavy upon.”
  2. 4 The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
  3. 5 The and add the following: “And mice multiplied in their land, and the terror of death was throughout the entire city.” Or “tumors” (so , , , , ); “growths on their skin”; “emerods”; “hemorrhoids.”
  4. 6 Heb “men.”
  5. 7 Heb “for his hand is severe upon.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

The hand of the Lord was heavy against the people of Ashdod, and he terrified and afflicted them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory. And when the men of Ashdod saw how things were, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for his hand is hard against us and against Dagon our god.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation on them and afflicted them with tumors. When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the god of Israel must not stay here with us, because his hand is heavy on us and on Dagon our god.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod. He terrified the people of Ashdod and its territory and afflicted them with tumors. When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of Israel’s God must not stay here with us, because his hand is strongly against us and our god Dagon.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the Lord’s heavy hand struck the people of Ashdod and the nearby villages with a plague of tumors. When the people realized what was happening, they cried out, “We can’t keep the Ark of the God of Israel here any longer! He is against us! We will all be destroyed along with Dagon, our god.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now the hand of Yahweh was heavy against the Ashdodites and he destroyed them and struck them with tumors, both in Ashdod and its territories. The men of Ashdod saw that it was so, and they said, “The ark of the God of Israel should not remain with us, because his hand is harsh on us and on Dagon our god!”

KJV 1900King James Version

But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof. And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.