1 Samuel 6:16-18

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ When the five Philistine rulers^(A) observed this, they returned to Ekron that same day.

¹⁷ As a guilt offering to the Lord, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumour for each city:^(B) Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. ¹⁸ The number of gold mice also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities of the five rulers, the fortified cities and the outlying villages.^(C) The large rock^[a](D) on which the ark of the Lord was placed is still in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh today.