1 Samuel 5:7

New Living Translation

When the people realized what was happening, they cried out, “We can’t keep the Ark of the God of Israel here any longer! He is against us! We will all be destroyed along with Dagon, our god.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:9

David was now afraid of the Lord, and he asked, “How can I ever bring the Ark of the Lord back into my care?”

1 Chronicles 15:13

Because you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the Lord our God burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to move it properly.”

Exodus 10:7

Pharaoh’s officials now came to Pharaoh and appealed to him. “How long will you let this man hold us hostage? Let the men go to worship the Lord their God! Don’t you realize that Egypt lies in ruins?”

Exodus 12:33

All the Egyptians urged the people of Israel to get out of the land as quickly as possible, for they thought, “We will all die!”

Exodus 8:28

“All right, go ahead,” Pharaoh replied. “I will let you go into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord your God. But don’t go too far away. Now hurry and pray for me.”

Exodus 8:8

Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and begged, “Plead with the Lord to take the frogs away from me and my people. I will let your people go, so they can offer sacrifices to the Lord.”

Exodus 9:28

Please beg the Lord to end this terrifying thunder and hail. We’ve had enough. I will let you go; you don’t need to stay any longer.”

Jeremiah 46:25

The Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish Amon, the god of Thebes, and all the other gods of Egypt. I will punish its rulers and Pharaoh, too, and all who trust in him.

Jeremiah 48:7

Because you have trusted in your wealth and skill, you will be taken captive. Your god Chemosh, with his priests and officials, will be hauled off to distant lands!

1 Samuel 4:8

Help! Who can save us from these mighty gods of Israel? They are the same gods who destroyed the Egyptians with plagues when Israel was in the wilderness.

1 Samuel 5:6

Then the Lord’s heavy hand struck the people of Ashdod and the nearby villages with a plague of tumors.

1 Samuel 5:8

So they called together the rulers of the Philistine towns and asked, “What should we do with the Ark of the God of Israel?” The rulers discussed it and replied, “Move it to the town of Gath.” So they moved the Ark of the God of Israel to Gath.

1 Samuel 6:20

“Who is able to stand in the presence of the Lord, this holy God?” they cried out. “Where can we send the Ark from here?”