1 Samuel 6:17 meaning and explanation

As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.

1 Samuel 6:17, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse closes the account of the ark's return. The Philistines, having captured the ark and suffered tumors and a rat plague, asked their priests how to send it back.

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