1 Samuel 5:9 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁹ And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying: What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? tell us how we are to send it back to its place? And they said:

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ But after they had carried it to Gath, the hand of the Lord was against the city, causing an exceedingly great panic [at the deaths from the plague], for He afflicted the people of the city, both small and great, and tumors or boils broke out on them.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of Jehovah was against the city with a very great discomfiture: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors brake out upon them.

Common English Bible

⁹ But once they moved it, the LORD’s hand came against the city, causing a huge panic. God struck the city’s inhabitants, both young and old, and tumors broke out on them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ And as they were carrying it around, the hand of the Lord fell upon every single city with an exceedingly great slaughter. And he struck down the men of each and every city, from the small even to the great. And cysts were festering at their buttocks. And the Gathites took counsel, and they made for themselves seat covers from pelts.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ And while they were carrying it about, the hand of the Lord came upon every city with an exceeding great slaughter. And he smote the men of every city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts. And the Gethrites consulted together, and made themselves seats of skins.

1 Samuel 5:9 Cross References

Psalm 78:66

A psalm for Asaph. O God, the heathens are come into thy inheritance, they have defiled thy holy temple: they have made Jerusalem as a place to keep fruit.

Amos 5:19

7 And I will cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, the God of hosts is his name.

Deuteronomy 2:15

0 It was accounted a land of giants: and giants formerly dwelt in it, whom the Ammonites call Zomzommims,

1 Samuel 12:15

0 And Samuel said to the people: Fear not, you have done all this evil: but yet depart not from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.

1 Samuel 5:10

If you send back the ark of the God of Israel, send it not away empty, but render unto him what you owe for sin, and then you shall be healed: and you shall know why his hand departeth not from you.

1 Samuel 5:11

They answered: What is it we ought to render unto him for sin? and they answered:

1 Samuel 5:6

1 They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines: and they said: Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return into its own place, and not kill us and our people.

1 Samuel 6:11

6 And the five princes of the Philistines saw, and they returned to Accaron the same day.

1 Samuel 7:13

And it came to pass when Samuel was old, that he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel.