1 Samuel 5:12

Plain English Version

The other people that were still alive, they were really sick, with lots of boils. They cried out to their gods, to ask them to help. (We have not yet translated chapter 6. It says that the Philistia mob sent God’s special box back to Israel, to a place called Kiriath-Jearim.)

Cross References

1 Samuel 9:16

“I see that the Philistia mob makes trouble for my people. They cried out to me to help them, and I am listening to them. At about this time tomorrow, I will send a young man to you. He is from Benjamin’s tribe. He will rescue my people from the Philistia mob. Pour olive oil on his head to show that I pick him to be the big boss for my people, the Israel mob.”