1 Samuel 5:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.”
1 Samuel 5:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 5:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 5:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“It was so, that after they had carried it there, Yahweh’s hand was against the city with a very great confusion; and he struck the men of the city, both small and great, so that tumors broke out on them.”
1 Samuel 5:9 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 5:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of Jehovah was against the city with a very great discomfiture: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors brake out upon them.”
1 Samuel 5:9 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 5:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and it cometh to pass after they have brought it round, that the hand of Jehovah is against the city--a very great destruction; and He smiteth the men of the city, from small even unto great; and break forth on them do emerods.”
1 Samuel 5:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 5:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass that, after they had carried it about, the hand of Jehovah was against the city with very great panic; and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and hemorrhoids broke out upon them.”
1 Samuel 5:9 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 5:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when they had caried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the citie with a very great destruction, and he smote the men of the citie both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret partes.”
1 Samuel 5:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 5:9 in Context — 1 Samuel 5
7 And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
8 They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.
9 And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
What Does 1 Samuel 5:9 Mean?
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