1 Samuel 6:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

In this way the Philistines sent golden models of tumors as gifts for their sins to the Lord. They sent one golden model of a tumor for each of the Philistine towns of Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:20

Don’t tell the news in Gath. Don’t announce it in the streets of Ashkelon. Those Philistine cities would be happy! Those foreigners would be glad.

Amos 6:2

Go look at Calneh. From there, go to the large city Hamath. Go to the Philistine city of Gath. Are you better than these kingdoms? Their countries are larger than yours.

Jeremiah 25:20

I also made all the Arabs and all the kings of the land of Uz drink from the cup. I made all the kings of the land of the Philistines drink from the cup. These were the kings of the cities of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what remains of the city Ashdod.

2 Chronicles 26:6

Uzziah fought a war against the Philistines. He tore down the walls around the towns of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Uzziah built towns near the town of Ashdod and in other places among the Philistines.

2 Kings 1:2

One day Ahaziah was on the roof of his house in Samaria. He fell down through the wooden bars on top of his house and was badly hurt. He called messengers and told them, “Go to the priests of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, and ask them if I will get well from my injuries.”

2 Samuel 21:22

All four of these men were giants from Gath. They were killed by David and his men.

1 Samuel 6:4

The Philistines asked, “What kind of gifts should we send for Israel’s God to forgive us?” The priests and magicians answered, “There are five Philistine leaders, one leader for each city. All of you and your leaders had the same problems. So you must make five gold models to look like five tumors. And you must make five gold models to look like five mice.

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?”

1 Samuel 5:8

The people of Ashdod called the five Philistine rulers together and asked them, “What must we do with the Holy Box of the God of Israel?” The rulers answered, “Move the Holy Box of the God of Israel to Gath.” So the Philistines moved God’s Holy Box.

1 Samuel 5:1

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

Judges 16:21

The Philistine men captured Samson. They tore out his eyes and took him down to the city of Gaza. Then they put chains on him to keep him from running away. They put him in prison and made him work grinding grain.

Judges 16:1

One day Samson went to the city of Gaza. He saw a prostitute there and went in to stay the night with her.

Judges 1:18

The men of Judah also captured the cities of Gaza, Ashkelon, and Ekron and all the small towns around them.

Leviticus 5:7

“If you cannot afford a lamb, you must bring two doves or two young pigeons to the Lord. These will be the guilt offering for your sin. One bird must be for a sin offering, and the other must be for a burnt offering.

Deuteronomy 28:27

“The Lord will punish you with boils, like those he sent on the Egyptians. He will punish you with tumors, sores that run, and an itch that cannot be cured.

Amos 1:6

This is what the Lord says: “I will definitely punish the people of Gaza for the many crimes they did. They took an entire nation of people and sent them as slaves to Edom.

Judges 14:19

Samson was very angry. The Spirit of the Lord came on Samson with great power. He went down to the city of Ashkelon and killed 30 Philistine men. He took all the clothes and property from the dead bodies and gave them to the men who had answered his riddle. Then he went to his father’s house.