God afflicts the Philistines in Gath

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God afflicts the Philistines in Gath

God afflicted the people of Gath with tumors and they sent the ark to Ekron.

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1 Sa 5:8–9

So they sent and gathered all the rulers of the Philistines to them, and they asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” And they said, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought around toward Gath.” So they moved the ark of the God of Israel to Gath. After they moved it, …