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The Lord attacked[a] the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of[b] both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores.[c]

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  1. 1 Samuel 5:6 tn Heb “the hand of the Lord was heavy upon.”
  2. 1 Samuel 5:6 tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
  3. 1 Samuel 5:6 tc The LXX and Vulgate add the following: “And mice multiplied in their land, and the terror of death was throughout the entire city.”tn Or “tumors” (so ASV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NCV “growths on their skin”; KJV “emerods”; NAB “hemorrhoids.”