1 Samuel 5:6
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.”1 Samuel 5:6
What Does 1 Samuel 5:6 Mean?
1 Samuel 5:6 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 5, verse 6 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 5:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Samuel 5:9“And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.”1 Samuel 5:11“So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.”Exodus 9:3“Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which is in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: there shall be a very grievous murrain.”Deuteronomy 28:27“The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.”Psalms 32:4“For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.”Psalms 78:66“And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.”Acts 13:11“And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.”1 Samuel 5:7“And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.”1 Samuel 6:5“Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.”1 Samuel 6:4“Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.”Job 31:3“Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?”Psalms 38:2“For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore.”Genesis 41:31“And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.”Deuteronomy 2:15“For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.”Joshua 15:46“From Ekron even unto the sea, all that lay near Ashdod, with their villages:”2 Chronicles 26:6“And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines.”Psalms 44:2“How thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; how thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.”Isaiah 26:11“LORD, when thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: but they shall see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.”Revelation 16:2“And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.”
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