1 Samuel 5:1

Easy To Read Version

The Philistines carried God’s Holy Box, [55] from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

Cross References

Psalm 78:61

God let other nations capture his people.\par Enemies took God’s “beautiful jewel.”\par

Isaiah 20:1

Sargon {\cf2\super [198]} was the king of Assyria. {\cf2\super [199]} Sargon sent Tarton {\cf2\super [200]} to Ashdod to fight against that city. Tarton went there and captured the city.

Acts 8:40

But Philip appeared in a city called Azotus. He was going to the city of Caesarea. He told people the Good News {\cf2\super [183]} in all the towns on the way from Azotus to Caesarea.

Joshua 11:22

There were no Anakite people left living in the land of Israel. The only Anakite people that were left alive were in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

Joshua 13:3

You have not yet taken the area from the Shihor River [53] at Egypt to the border of Ekron and the land further north. That land still belongs to the Canaanite people. You must still defeat the five Philistine leaders at Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. You must also defeat the Avvite people

1 Samuel 4:1

News about Samuel spread through all of Israel. Eli was very old. His sons kept doing bad things before the Lord. [40]

1 Samuel 4:11

The Philistines took God’s Holy Box [46] and killed Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas.

1 Samuel 4:22

She said, “Israel’s glory has been taken away” because the Philistines had taken God’s Holy Box.

1 Samuel 6:1

The Philistines kept the Holy Box [70] in their land seven months.

1 Samuel 7:12

After this, Samuel set up a special stone. {He did this to help people remember the things God did.} Samuel put the stone between Mizpah and Shen. [87] Samuel named the stone “Stone of Help.” [88] Samuel said, “The Lord helped us all the way to this place!”