1 Samuel 6:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁸ The number of gold mice also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities of the five rulers, the fortified cities and the outlying villages.  The large rock  , on which the ark of the Lord was placed is still in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh today.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth-shemite.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ Also the mice of gold was according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both fortified cities and country villages. The great stone, on which they set the ark of the Lord, remains as a witness to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even unto the great stone, whereon they set down the ark of Jehovah, which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ The gold mice matched the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers, from fortified cities to country villages. And the large stone they set the LORD’s chest on is a witness even now in the field that belongs to Joshua of Beth-shemesh.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And there were gold mice, according to the number of the cities of the Philistines, of the five provinces, from the fortified city to the village that was without a wall, and even to the great stone upon which they placed the ark of the Lord, which was, at last in that day, in the field of Joshua, the Beth-shemeshite.

1 Samuel 6:18 Cross References

Deuteronomy 3:5

All these were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars, besides a large number of rural villages.

Joshua 13:3

from the Shihor east of Egypt to the border of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory) #– #the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as the Avvites

1 Samuel 6:4

They asked, ‘What guilt offering should we send back to him? ’ And they answered, ‘Five gold tumours and five gold mice  corresponding to the number of Philistine rulers,  since there was one plague for both you  and your rulers.