⁶ Now ^(A)the hand of the Lord was heavy on the Ashdodites, and ^(B)He ravaged them and smote them with ^(C)tumors, both Ashdod and its territories.

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 kill ^[a]us and ^[b]our people.” For there was a deadly confusion throughout the city; ^(B)the hand of God was very heavy there.