Translations
Modern
So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”
Traditional
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.
Literal
And they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as came the ark of God to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought to us the ark of the God of Israel to kill me and my people.”
Latin
Miserunt ergo arcam Dei in Accaron. Cumque venisset arca Dei in Accaron, exclamaverunt Accaronitæ, dicentes: Adduxerunt ad nos arcam Dei Israël ut interficiat nos et populum nostrum.
Original
Hebrew
English
So they sent the ark of God to Ekron, but as it arrived, the Ekronites cried out, “They have brought us the ark of the God of Israel in order to kill us and our people!”
Notes
Ekron, one of the five main Philistine cities (see 1 Samuel 6:17), was only five miles north of Gath.
Theme notes and profiles
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes
Places
Ekron: One of the five major Philistine city-states
Glossary
Ark of the Covenant Ashdod, Ashdodite, Ashdothite Ashkelon Ekron, Ekronites Emerod Philistia, Philistines Samuel (Person) Samuel, Books of First and Second Tumor
Topics
Ark of the Covenant: Miracles Connected With: Philistines Plagued Ekron: The Ark of God Taken To Miracles: Catalogue of The Plague of Hemorrhoids on the Philistines The Philistines: Plagued for Retaining the Ark