1 Samuel 5:6

Catholic Public Domain Version

Now the hand of the Lord weighed heavily upon the Ashdodites, and he destroyed them. And he struck Ashdod and its borders at the inner part of the buttocks. And in the villages and fields, in the midst of that region, mice rose up and burst forth. And this caused a great tumult unto death in the city.

Cross References

Genesis 41:31

and the greatness of this destitution will cause the greatness of the abundance to be lost.

Job 31:3

Is not destruction held for the wicked and repudiation kept for those who work injustice?

Psalm 147:6

He sends his ice crystals like morsels. Who can stand firm before the face of his cold?

Psalm 32:4

For the word of the Lord is upright, and all his works are in faith.

Exodus 9:3

behold, my hand will be over your fields. And a very grievous pestilence will be upon the horses, and the donkeys, and the camels, and the oxen, and the sheep.

Acts 13:11

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you. And you will be blinded, not seeing the sun for a length of time." And immediately a fog and a darkness fell over him. And wandering around, he was seeking someone who might lead him by the hand.

Deuteronomy 28:27

May the Lord strike you with the ulcer of Egypt, and may he strike the part of your body, through which the dung goes out, with disease as well as itch, so much so that you are unable to be cured.

1 Samuel 5:11

And so they sent and gathered together all the princes of the Philistines, and they said: "Release the ark of the God of Israel, and return it to its own place. And let it not kill us, with our people."

1 Samuel 5:7

Then the men of Ashdod, seeing this kind of plague, said: "The ark of the God of Israel shall not remain with us. For his hand is harsh, over us and over Dagon, our god."

1 Samuel 5:9

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.