1 Samuel 5:9 meaning and explanation
But after they had moved the ark to Gath, the LORD’s hand was also against that city, throwing it into great confusion and afflicting the men of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors.
1 Samuel 5:9, Berean Standard Bible
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After the Philistines captured the ark and set it beside Dagon's statue in Ashdod, their god fell broken and the people were struck with tumors. In verse 9 the rulers of the Philistines, having tried to solve the problem by moving the ark to Gath, find that the LORD's hand follows it there, bringing panic and the same affliction on young and old alike.
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