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1 Samuel 5

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1 Samuel 5:1 [1] One of the five major Philistine cities.
1 Samuel 5:1 [1] One of the five major Philistine cities.
1 Samuel 5:6 [2] It is possible that this was a type of bubonic plague or infection spread by rats (or fleas hosted by rats), as intimated in 6:4f.
1 Samuel 5:6 [2] It is possible that this was a type of bubonic plague or infection spread by rats (or fleas hosted by rats), as intimated in 6:4f.
1 Samuel 5:8 [3] Gath was another major Philistine city and the home of their giant warrior, Goliath. Faced with the humiliation of surrendering the ark to Israel, the Philistine governors decided instead to treat it like a dangerous "hot potato" and simply get rid of it by sending it to another city.
1 Samuel 5:8 [3] Gath was another major Philistine city and the home of their giant warrior, Goliath. Faced with the humiliation of surrendering the ark to Israel, the Philistine governors decided instead to treat it like a dangerous "hot potato" and simply get rid of it by sending it to another city.
1 Samuel 5:10 [4] A major Philistine city north of Ashdod and near the territory of Israel.
1 Samuel 5:10 [4] A major Philistine city north of Ashdod and near the territory of Israel.
1 Samuel 5:10 [5] Lit me.
1 Samuel 5:10 [5] Lit me.
1 Samuel 5:10 [6] Lit my.
1 Samuel 5:10 [6] Lit my.