1 Samuel 5:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

the LORD made sores break out on everyone in town. The people of Gath were frightened,

Cross References

Psalm 78:66

God scattered his enemies and made them ashamed for ever.

Amos 5:19

You will run from a lion, only to meet a bear. You will escape to your house, rest your hand on the wall, and be bitten by a snake.

Deuteronomy 2:15

The LORD kept getting rid of them until finally none of them were left.

1 Samuel 12:15

If you're stubborn and refuse to obey the LORD, he will turn against you and your king.

1 Samuel 5:10

so they sent the sacred chest to Ekron. But before they could take it through the town gates, the people of Ekron started screaming, “They've brought the sacred chest that belongs to the God of Israel! It will kill us and our families too!”

1 Samuel 5:11

The people of Ekron called for another meeting of the Philistine rulers and told them, “Send this chest back where it belongs. Then it won't kill us.” Everyone was in a panic, because God was causing a lot of people to die,

1 Samuel 5:6

The LORD caused a lot of trouble for the people of Ashdod and their neighbours. He made sores break out all over their bodies, and everyone was in a panic.

1 Samuel 6:11

Then they put the chest on the cart, along with the bag that had the gold rats and sores in it.