from the Shihor east of Egypt to the border of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory) #– #the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as the Avvites
1 Samuel 6:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When the five Philistine rulers observed this, they returned to Ekron that same day. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the five lords of the Philistines saw it, they returned that day to Ekron. American Standard Version (1901) And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day. Common English Bible When the five Philistine rulers witnessed this, they went straight back to Ekron. Catholic Public Domain Version And the five princes of the Philistines saw, and they returned to Ekron on the same day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the five princes of the Philistines saw: and they returned to Accaron the same day. |
from the Shihor east of Egypt to the border of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory) #– #the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as the Avvites
The Philistine leaders went to her and said, ‘Persuade him to tell you where his great strength comes from, so we can overpower him, tie him up, and make him helpless. Each of us will then give you 1,100 pieces of silver.’
These nations included the five rulers of the Philistines and all of the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the Lebanese mountains from Mount Baal-hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath.
The people of Gath then sent the ark of God to Ekron, but when it got there, the Ekronites cried out, ‘They’ve moved the ark of Israel’s God to us to kill us and our people! ’
The cows went straight up the road to Beth-shemesh. They stayed on that one road, lowing as they went; they never strayed to the right or to the left. The Philistine rulers were walking behind them to the territory of Beth-shemesh.
They asked, ‘What guilt offering should we send back to him? ’ And they answered, ‘Five gold tumours and five gold mice corresponding to the number of Philistine rulers, since there was one plague for both you and your rulers.