Verse 6

The LORD attacked the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 5:11 : 11 So they assembled all the leaders of the Philistines and said,“Get the ark of the God of Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so that it won’t kill us and our people!” The terror of death was throughout the entire city; God was attacking them very severely there.
  • Ps 32:4 : 4 For day and night you tormented me; you tried to destroy me in the intense heat of summer.(Selah)
  • Exod 9:3 : 3 then the hand of the LORD will surely bring a very terrible plague on your livestock in the field, on the horses, the donkeys, the camels, the herds, and the flocks.
  • Acts 13:11 : 11 Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and you will be blind, unable to see the sun for a time!” Immediately mistiness and darkness came over him, and he went around seeking people to lead him by the hand.
  • Deut 28:27 : 27 The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, eczema, and scabies, all of which cannot be healed.
  • 1 Sam 5:7 : 7 When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said,“The ark of the God of Israel should not remain with us, for he has attacked both us and our god Dagon!”
  • Ps 78:66 : 66 He drove his enemies back; he made them a permanent target for insults.
  • 1 Sam 6:4-5 : 4 They inquired,“What is the guilt offering that we should send to him?” They replied,“The Philistine leaders number five. So send five gold sores and five gold mice, for it is the same plague that has afflicted both you and your leaders. 5 You should make images of the sores and images of the mice that are destroying the land. You should honor the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his grip on you, your gods, and your land.
  • Job 31:3 : 3 Is it not misfortune for the unjust, and disaster for those who work iniquity?
  • 1 Sam 5:9 : 9 But after it had been moved the LORD attacked that city as well, causing a great deal of panic. He struck all the people of that city with sores.