1 Samuel 5:9

Free Bible Version

But once they'd moved the Ark to Gath, the Lord also took action against that town, throwing it into great confusion and attacking the people of the town, young and old, with a plague of swellings.

Cross References

Psalm 78:66

He defeated his enemies, striking them on the back, causing them everlasting shame.

Amos 5:19

It will be like a man running away from a lion only to meet a bear; or a man who goes home and leans his hand on a wall, only to be bitten by a snake.

Deuteronomy 2:15

In fact the Lord worked against them to remove them from the camp, until they were all dead.

1 Samuel 12:15

However, if you refuse to do what he tells you, and rebel against the Lord's instructions, then the Lord will be against you as he was against your forefathers.

1 Samuel 5:10

So they sent the Ark of God to Ekron, but as soon as it arrived, the leaders of Ekron shouted, “They've moved the Ark of the God of Israel here to kill us and our people!”

1 Samuel 5:11

So they sent for all the Philistine rulers and said, “Send the Ark of the God of Israel away, back to where it came from, otherwise it's going to kill us and our people.” People were dying throughout the town, creating terrible panic, for God's punishment was very hard.

1 Samuel 5:6

The Lord punished the people of Ashdod and its surrounding area, devastating them and plaguing them with swellings.

1 Samuel 6:11

They put the Ark of the Lord on the cart, together with the chest containing the gold rats and models of their swellings.

1 Samuel 7:13

In this way the Philistines were kept under control and did not invade Israel again. During Samuel's lifetime the Lord used his power against the Philistines.