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Now (A)the hand of Yahweh was glorious against the Ashdodites, and (B)He made them desolate and struck them with (C)tumors, both Ashdod and its territories.

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The Lord’s hand(A) was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation(B) on them and afflicted them with tumors.[a](C)

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  1. 1 Samuel 5:6 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate tumors. And rats appeared in their land, and there was death and destruction throughout the city

11 They (A)sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, so that it will not put [a]us and [b]our people to death.” For there was a deadly confusion throughout the city; (B)the hand of God was very glorious there.

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  1. 1 Samuel 5:11 Lit me
  2. 1 Samuel 5:11 Lit my

11 So they called together all the rulers(A) of the Philistines and said, “Send the ark of the god of Israel away; let it go back to its own place, or it[a] will kill us and our people.” For death had filled the city with panic; God’s hand was very heavy on it.

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  1. 1 Samuel 5:11 Or he