Verse 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.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 5:6 : 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.
  • 1 Sam 7:13 : 13 So the Philistines were defeated; they did not invade Israel again. The hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
  • Deut 2:15 : 15 Indeed, it was the very hand of the LORD that eliminated them from within the camp until they were all gone.
  • 1 Sam 12:15 : 15 But if you don’t obey the LORD and rebel against what the LORD says, the hand of the LORD will be against both you and your king.
  • Ps 78:66 : 66 He drove his enemies back; he made them a permanent target for insults.
  • Amos 5:19 : 19 Disaster will be inescapable, as if a man ran from a lion only to meet a bear, then escaped into a house, leaned his hand against the wall, and was bitten by a poisonous snake.
  • Amos 9:1-4 : 1 I saw the Lord standing by the altar and he said,“Strike the tops of the support pillars, so the thresholds shake! Knock them down on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the survivors with the sword. No one will be able to run away; no one will be able to escape. 2 Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there. 3 Even if they were to hide on the top of Mount Carmel, I would hunt them down and take them from there. Even if they tried to hide from me at the bottom of the sea, from there I would command the Sea Serpent to bite them. 4 Even when their enemies drive them into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will not let them out of my sight; they will experience disaster, not prosperity.”
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 1 Sam 6:11 : 11 They put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the chest, the gold mice, and the images of the sores.