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1 Samuel 5:11-12
International Standard Version
1 Samuel 5:11-12
International Standard Version
11 They sent messengers[a] and gathered together all the Philistine lords: “Send away the Ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to where it belongs so that it does not kill us and our people.” Meanwhile, a deadly panic had spread all over the town, and God kept on pressuring[b] them there. 12 The people who did not die were afflicted with tumors of the groin, and the cry of the town went up to heaven.
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- 1 Samuel 5:11 The Heb. lacks messengers
- 1 Samuel 5:11 Lit. and the hand of God was on
1 Samuel 5:11-12
New International Version
1 Samuel 5:11-12
New International Version
11 So they called together all the rulers(A) of the Philistines and said, “Send the ark of the god of Israel away; let it go back to its own place, or it[a] will kill us and our people.” For death had filled the city with panic; God’s hand was very heavy on it. 12 Those who did not die(B) were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.
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- 1 Samuel 5:11 Or he
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