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and the cry from the town rose to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_samuel/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The men who did not die were struck with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the men who did not die were stricken with the tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the people who did not die were struck with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And the men who did not die were smitten with tumors and the cry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the men who did not die were smitten with tumors and the cry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_samuel/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now the men who did not die were struck with tumors and the cry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_samuel/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The men who had not died were stricken with tumors and the cry of the city [for help] went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_samuel/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The men who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_samuel/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the men that died not were smitten with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_samuel/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and those who had survived were suffering from the sores. They all cried to their gods for help. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_samuel/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the men that died not were smitten with the tumours: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_samuel/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The people who didn't die were struck with tumors. So the cry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_samuel/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Even those who did not die developed tumors and the people cried out to their gods for help. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_samuel/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The people who did not die were afflicted with tumors of the groin, and the cry of the town went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_samuel/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_samuel/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The people who did not die were struck with sores; the city's cry for help went all the way up to heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_samuel/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The men who did not die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_samuel/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the men that died not, were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_samuel/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The men who didn’t die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the men who have not died have been struck with lumps, and the cry of the city goes up into the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_samuel/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the men who have not died have been smitten with emerods, and the cry of the city goeth up into the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_samuel/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the men who died not were struck with tumors: and the cry of the city will go up to the heavens.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_samuel/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For there was the fear of death in every city, and the hand of God was exceeding heavy. The men also that did not die, were afflicted with the emerods: and the cry of every city went up to heaven. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For the fear of death fell upon every single city, and the hand of God was very heavy. Also, the men who did not die were being afflicted in the inner part of the buttocks. And the wailing of each city was ascending to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_samuel/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Those who escaped death were afflicted with tumors. Thus the outcry from the city went up to the heavens.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />those who did not die were stricken with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the men who did not die were smitten with the boils; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the men who did not die were stricken with tumors, and the cry of the city came up unto Heaven <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_samuel/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_samuel/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For there was a very great confusion in all the city, when the ark of the God of Israel entered there; and those, who lived and died not were smitten with emerods; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/5-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=1349" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/5.htm">The Ark Afflicts the Philistines</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was heavy upon it. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">Those</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mê·ṯū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">die</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: huk·kū (V-Hofal-Perf-3cp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">were afflicted</a> <a href="/hebrew/6076.htm" title="6076: bå̄·ʿo·p̄å̄·līm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- A tumor, a mound, fortress. From aphal; a tumor; also a mound, i.e. Fortress.">with tumors,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7775.htm" title="7775: šaw·‘aṯ (N-fsc) -- A cry for help. Feminine of sheva'; a hallooing.">and the outcry</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">of the city</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: wat·ta·‘al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">went up</a> <a href="/hebrew/8064.htm" title="8064: haš·šā·mā·yim (Art:: N-mp) -- Heaven, sky. Dual of an unused singular shameh; from an unused root meaning to be lofty; the sky.">to heaven.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/6-4.htm">1 Samuel 6:4-5</a></span><br />“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. / Make images of your tumors and of the rats that are ravaging the land. Give glory to the God of Israel, and perhaps He will lift His hand from you and your gods and your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/6-9.htm">1 Samuel 6:9</a></span><br />but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/6-19.htm">1 Samuel 6:19</a></span><br />But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/7-13.htm">1 Samuel 7:13</a></span><br />So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-7.htm">2 Samuel 6:7</a></span><br />And the anger of the LORD burned against Uzzah, and God struck him down on the spot for his irreverence, and he died there beside the ark of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a></span><br />And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36</a></span><br />Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-3.htm">Exodus 9:3</a></span><br />then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29-30</a></span><br />Now at midnight the LORD struck down every firstborn male in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh, who sat on his throne, to the firstborn of the prisoner in the dungeon, as well as all the firstborn among the livestock. / During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Numbers 16:46-49</a></span><br />Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.” / So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people. / He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Deuteronomy 28:27</a></span><br />The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-66.htm">Psalm 78:66</a></span><br />He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-23.htm">Acts 12:23</a></span><br />Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-10.htm">Revelation 16:10-11</a></span><br />And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish / and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores. Yet they did not repent of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-21.htm">Revelation 16:21</a></span><br />And great hailstones weighing almost a hundred pounds each rained down on them from above. And men cursed God for the plague of hail, because it was so horrendous.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the men that died not were smitten with the tumors: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.</p><p class="hdg">died</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/19-17.htm">1 Kings 19:17</a></b></br> And it shall come to pass, <i>that</i> him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/5-19.htm">Amos 5:19</a></b></br> As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.</p><p class="hdg">the cry</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/9-16.htm">1 Samuel 9:16</a></b></br> To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him <i>to be</i> captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-30.htm">Exodus 12:30</a></b></br> And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for <i>there was</i> not a house where <i>there was</i> not one dead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/15-3.htm">Isaiah 15:3-5</a></b></br> In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets, every one shall howl, weeping abundantly… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/5-6.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-11.htm">City</a> <a href="/judges/10-8.htm">Cruelly</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-14.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-34.htm">Die</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-18.htm">Died</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-9.htm">Emerods</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-10.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-10.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-9.htm">Hemorrhoids</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-14.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/judges/20-41.htm">Overtaken</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-10.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/judges/20-41.htm">Stricken</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-9.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-9.htm">Tumors</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/13-2.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-22.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-4.htm">Cruelly</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-8.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-12.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-19.htm">Die</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-45.htm">Died</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-23.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-4.htm">Emerods</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-9.htm">Heaven</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-44.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-4.htm">Hemorrhoids</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-29.htm">Outcry</a> <a href="/job/3-25.htm">Overtaken</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-19.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-12.htm">Stricken</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-4.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-4.htm">Tumors</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/5-1.htm">The Philistines having brought the ark into Ashdod, set it in the house Dagon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/5-3.htm">Dagon is smitten down and cut and cut in pieces, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/5-5.htm">and they of Ashdod smitten with tumors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/5-8.htm">So God deals with them of Gath, when it was brought thither</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_samuel/5-10.htm">and so with them of Ekron, when it was brought thither</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The presence of the Ark brought calamity, demonstrating God's power and holiness. The Philistines, despite their initial victory, faced divine retribution. This reflects the biblical theme that God defends His honor and the sanctity of His presence, as seen in other instances where God's holiness is violated (e.g., Uzzah in <a href="/2_samuel/6-7.htm">2 Samuel 6:7</a>).<p><b>were afflicted with tumors</b><br>The affliction of tumors is a direct consequence of the Philistines' disrespect for the Ark. The Hebrew term used here can also be translated as "boils" or "swellings," suggesting a painful and humiliating condition. This punishment parallels the plagues of Egypt (<a href="/exodus/9-9.htm">Exodus 9:9-11</a>), where God used physical afflictions to demonstrate His power and compel obedience. The tumors may symbolize the spiritual corruption and moral decay of the Philistines, contrasting with the purity required by God.<p><b>and the outcry of the city</b><br>The outcry signifies the collective distress and desperation of the Philistine people. In ancient Near Eastern culture, communal lamentation was a common response to disaster. This outcry echoes the cries of the Israelites in times of oppression (<a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23</a>), highlighting a universal human response to suffering. It underscores the severity of God's judgment and the inability of the Philistines to escape His wrath.<p><b>went up to heaven</b><br>This phrase suggests that the cries of the Philistines reached God, indicating His awareness of human suffering, even among those who do not worship Him. It reflects the biblical principle that God is sovereign over all nations and attentive to the affairs of the world (<a href="/psalms/33-13.htm">Psalm 33:13-15</a>). The imagery of cries reaching heaven is also seen in the story of Sodom and Gomorrah (<a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20-21</a>), where God responds to the outcry against sin. This serves as a reminder of God's justice and the ultimate accountability of all people before Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a></b><br>A group of people who were enemies of Israel and had captured the Ark of the Covenant.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ashdod.htm">Ashdod</a></b><br>One of the five major cities of the Philistines where the Ark was initially taken.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/ark_of_the_covenant.htm">Ark of the Covenant</a></b><br>A sacred chest that held the tablets of the Ten Commandments, representing God's presence with Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/tumors.htm">Tumors</a></b><br>Physical afflictions sent by God as a judgment upon the Philistines for capturing the Ark.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/o/outcry_to_heaven.htm">Outcry to Heaven</a></b><br>The desperate plea of the Philistines as they suffered under God's judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty and Judgment</a></b><br>God is sovereign over all nations and peoples, and His judgments are just and purposeful.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disregarding God's holiness and commands can lead to severe consequences, as seen with the Philistines' afflictions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer_and_outcry.htm">The Power of Prayer and Outcry</a></b><br>Even those who do not know God can recognize His power and cry out in desperation, pointing to the universal need for divine intervention.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/respect_for_the_sacred.htm">Respect for the Sacred</a></b><br>The Ark of the Covenant was a symbol of God's presence, and mishandling it led to dire consequences, teaching us to respect what is sacred.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>The Philistines' eventual decision to return the Ark shows a recognition of God's power and a step towards making amends.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_emerods_in_the_bible.htm">What are emerods in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_sam_5_6__scientific_basis_for_tumors.htm">1 Samuel 5:6 - Is there any scientific or medical basis for the tumors supposedly afflicting the Philistines?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_golden_tumors_rats_valid_offerings.htm">In 1 Samuel 6:4, why are golden tumors and rats treated as valid offerings for atonement?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_24_elders_in_revelation.htm">Who are the 24 Elders in Revelation?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The cry of the city went up to heaven.</span> Not the word used in ver. 10, where it is an outcry of indignation, but a cry for help, a cry of sorrow and distress. Though in ver. 10 Ekronites is in the plural, yet in all that follows the singular is used. "They have brought about the ark to me, to slay me and my people... That it slay me not and my people." It is the prince of Ekron who, as the representative of the people, expostulates with his fellow rulers for the wrong they are doing him. But finally all join in his lamentation, and the whole city, smitten by God's band sends up its prayer to heaven for mercy. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/5-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Those</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">die</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֔תוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were afflicted</span><br /><span class="heb">הֻכּ֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(huk·kū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with tumors,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּטְּחֹרִ֑ים‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(baṭ·ṭə·ḥō·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6076.htm">Strong's 6076: </a> </span><span class="str2">A tumor, a mound, fortress</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the outcry</span><br /><span class="heb">שַֽׁוְעַ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(šaw·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7775.htm">Strong's 7775: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cry for help</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the city</span><br /><span class="heb">הָעִ֖יר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">went up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתַּ֛עַל</span> <span class="translit">(wat·ta·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to heaven.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·mā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8064.htm">Strong's 8064: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heaven, sky</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/5-12.htm">1 Samuel 5:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_samuel/5-12.htm">1 Samuel 5:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_samuel/5-12.htm">1 Samuel 5:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/5-12.htm">1 Samuel 5:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/5-12.htm">1 Samuel 5:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/5-12.htm">1 Samuel 5:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/5-12.htm">1 Samuel 5:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/5-12.htm">1 Samuel 5:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/5-12.htm">1 Samuel 5:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_samuel/5-12.htm">1 Samuel 5:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_samuel/5-12.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 5:12 The men who didn't die were struck (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/5-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 5:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 5:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/6-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 6:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 6:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>