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ESV Reformation Study Bible – 1 Sam 5:4
1 Sam 5:4
5:4 head . . . hands were lying cut off. The specific damage to the idol is to be understood in light of the common practice in antiquity of removing the head and hands of the enemy dead (Judg. 7:25; 8:6; 1 Sam. 17:54; 31:9; 2 Sam. 4:12).