1 Samuel 6:16

Translations

Modern

And when the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned to Ekron that same day.

Traditional

And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

Literal

And the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, and they returned to Ekron that day.

Latin

Et quinque satrapæ Philisthinorum viderunt, et reversi sunt in Accaron in die illa.

Original

Hebrew

English

And when the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned to Ekron that same day.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

The Philistines The Ark of the Covenant

Related verses

Joshua 13:3
…from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;
Judges 3:3
…the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.
1 Samuel 6:4
“What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines. “Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers.
1 Samuel 6:12
And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
Judges 16:5
The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.”
Judges 16:23–30
Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”
1 Samuel 5:10
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!”

Places

Ekron: One of the five major Philistine city-states Philistia: An ancient people and region in Canaan

Glossary

Ark of the Covenant Ashdod, Ashdodite, Ashdothite Ashkelon Beth-Shemesh Beth-Shemite Emerod Joshua (Person) Philistia, Philistines Samuel (Person) Samuel, Books of First and Second Tumor

Topics

Ark of the Covenant: Miracles Connected With: Manner of Its Restoration Kirjath-Jearim: The Philistines Bring the Ark of the Covenant To Miracles: Catalogue of The Plague of Hemorrhoids on the Philistines Miracles: Design of Music: Physical Effect of, on Man The Philistines: Country of: Divided Into Five Sates of Lordships The Philistines: Sent Back the Ark and Were Healed

1 Samuel 6:16

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