1 Samuel 5:6

New English Translation

The Lord attacked the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores.

Cross References

Genesis 41:31

The previous abundance of the land will not be remembered because of the famine that follows, for the famine will be very severe.

Job 31:3

Is it not misfortune for the unjust, and disaster for those who work iniquity?

Psalm 145:20

The Lord protects those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked.

Psalm 147:6

The Lord lifts up the oppressed, but knocks the wicked to the ground.

Psalm 32:4

For day and night you tormented me; you tried to destroy me in the intense heat of summer. (Selah)

Psalm 78:66

He drove his enemies back; he made them a permanent target for insults.

Exodus 9:3

then the hand of the Lord will surely bring a very terrible plague on your livestock in the field, on the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds, and the flocks.

Acts 13:11

Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!” Immediately mistiness and darkness came over him, and he went around seeking people to lead him by the hand.

Deuteronomy 28:27

The Lord will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, eczema, and scabies, all of which cannot be healed.

1 Samuel 5:11

So they assembled all the leaders of the Philistines and said, “Get the ark of the God of Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so that it won’t kill us and our people!” The terror of death was throughout the entire city; God was attacking them very severely there.

1 Samuel 5:7

When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel should not remain with us, for he has attacked both us and our god Dagon!”

1 Samuel 5:9

But after it had been moved the Lord attacked that city as well, causing a great deal of panic. He struck all the people of that city with sores.