1 Samuel 5:9

Easy To Read Version

But after the Philistines had moved God’s Holy Box [66] to Gath, the Lord punished that city. The people became very scared. God caused many troubles for all the people—young and old. God caused the people in Gath to have tumors. [67]

Cross References

Psalm 78:66

God forced his enemy back\par and defeated them.\par God defeated his enemies\par and disgraced them forever.\par

Amos 5:19

You will be like a man\par that escapes a lion\par only to be attacked by a bear!\par You will be like a man\par that goes into the safety of his house,\par leans against the wall,\par and is bitten by a snake!\par

Deuteronomy 2:15

The Lord was against those men until they were all dead and gone from our camp.

1 Samuel 12:15

But if you don’t obey the Lord and if you turn against him, then he will be against you. The Lord will destroy you and your king!

1 Samuel 5:10

So the Philistines sent God’s Holy Box to Ekron.

1 Samuel 5:11

The people of Ekron called all the Philistine rulers together. The people of Ekron said to the rulers, “Send the Box of the God of Israel back to its place before it kills us and our people!”

1 Samuel 5:6

The Lord made life hard for the people of Ashdod and their neighbors. The Lord gave them many troubles. He caused them to get tumors. [60] The Lord also sent mice to them. The mice ran all over their ships and then onto their land. The people in the city were very afraid. [61]

1 Samuel 6:11

Then the Philistines put the Lord’s Holy Box [75] on the wagon. They also put the bag with the golden models of the tumors and mice on the wagon.

1 Samuel 7:13

The Philistines were defeated. They did not enter the land of Israel again. The Lord was against the Philistines during the rest of Samuel’s life.