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[mini_mim]

1 Samuel 5:6 (New International Version)

6 The LORD's hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation upon them and afflicted them with tumors.

 

[Jet1988]

[bible]1 Samuel 5:7[/bible]

 

[mini_mim]

1 Samuel 5:8 (New International Version)

So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked them, "What shall we do with the ark of the god of Israel?"
They answered, "Have the ark of the god of Israel moved to Gath." So they moved the ark of the God of Israel.

 

[Stormboy]

[bible]1 Samuel 5:9[/bible]

 

[D.W.]

1 Sam 5:10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.

 

[carmi]

[BIBLE]1 Samuel 5:11[/BIBLE]

 

[Everglaze]

"Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven." - 1 Samuel 5:12

 

[doc329]

! Samuel 6:1
When the ark of the LORD had been in Philistine territory seven months,

 

[Everglaze]

"the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners and said, "What shall we do with the ark of the LORD ? Tell us how we should send it back to its place." - 1 Samuel 6:2

 

[barb754]

1 Samuel 6:3

They answered, "If you return the ark of the god of Israel, do not send it away empty, but by all means send a guilt offering to him. Then you will be healed, and you will know why his hand has not been lifted from you."

 

[ChristianCandy]

[bible]1 Samuel 6:4[/bible]

 

[carmi]

[BIBLE]1 Samuel 6:5[/BIBLE]

 

[Stormboy]

[bible]1 Samuel 6:6[/bible]

 

[doc329]

1 Samuel 6:7
"Now then, get a new cart ready, with two cows that have calved and have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up.

 

[Stormboy]

[bible]1 Samuel 6:8[/bible]

 

[carmi]

[BIBLE]1 Samuel 6:9[/BIBLE]

 

[b.a.t]

[bible]1 Samuel 6:10[/bible]

 

[Jet1988]

[bible]1 Samuel 6:11[/bible]

 

[White St*r]

1 Samuel 6:12

[BIBLE]And the kine took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh.[/BIBLE]

 

[GaelSong]

1 Samuel 6:13

The people of Beth-Shemesh were harvesting their wheat in the valley When they looked up and saw the chest, they were so happy that they stopped working and started celebrating.