1 Samuel 5:10 meaning and explanation

So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”

1 Samuel 5:10, Berean Standard Bible

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The Philistines had captured the ark at Ebenezer and moved it from Ashdod to Gath, and now they send it on to Ekron. The Ekronites have heard what happened in the other cities, so the ark's arrival terrifies them.

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