1 Samuel 5:11 meaning and explanation
Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was heavy upon it.
1 Samuel 5:11, Berean Standard Bible
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The Philistines had captured the ark in battle and moved it from Ashdod to Gath and now to Ekron, but the LORD's hand struck each city. Here the Ekronites, facing a deadly panic, appeal to the Philistine rulers to send the ark back to its place in Israel.
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