1 Samuel 5:9

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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

Cross References

1 Samuel 5:6

The Lord made life hard for the people of Ashdod and their neighbors. He gave them many troubles and caused them to get tumors. He 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.

1 Samuel 7:13

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

Deuteronomy 2:15

The Lord had opposed those men until they were all dead and gone from our camp.

1 Samuel 12:15

But if you don’t listen to the Lord, if you refuse to do what the Lord says, he will be against you. The Lord will destroy you and your king.

Psalm 78:66

He forced his enemies to turn back defeated. He brought them shame that will last forever.

Amos 5:19

You will be like someone who escapes from a lion only to be attacked by a bear, or like someone who goes into the safety of his house, leans against the wall, and is bitten by a snake.

1 Samuel 6:11

Then the Philistines put the Lord’s Holy Box on the wagon along with the bag with the golden models of the tumors and mice.

1 Samuel 5:11

The people of Ekron called all the Philistine rulers together and said to the rulers, “Send the Box of the God of Israel back home before it kills us and our people!” The people of Ekron were deathly afraid because God severely punished them there.

1 Samuel 5:10

So the Philistines sent God’s Holy Box to Ekron. But when God’s Holy Box came into Ekron, the people of Ekron complained. They said, “Why are you bringing the Box of the God of Israel to our city Ekron? Do you want to kill us and our people?”