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for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/6.htm">New King James Version</a> These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned as a trespass offering to the LORD: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron; <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now these are the gold tumors which the Philistines returned as a guilt offering to the LORD: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, and one for Ekron; <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a guilt offering to the LORD: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron; <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And these are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a guilt offering to the LORD: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron; <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now these are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a guilt offering to Yahweh: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron; <a href="/amp/1_samuel/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned as a guilt offering to the LORD: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath and one for Ekron [the five chief cities of the Philistines]; <a href="/csb/1_samuel/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> As a restitution offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. <a href="/asv/1_samuel/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> And these are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass-offering unto Jehovah: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; <a href="/cev/1_samuel/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> That is how the Philistines sent gifts to the LORD to make up for taking the sacred chest. They sent five gold sores, one each for their towns of Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> And these are the golden tumours which the Philistines returned for a guilt offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The gold hemorrhoids which the Philistines sent as a guilt offering to the LORD were for the cities of Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Philistines sent the five gold tumors to the LORD as a gift to pay for their sins, one each for the cities of Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. <a href="/isv/1_samuel/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> These are the gold tumors that the Philistines returned as a guilt offering to the LORD: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, and one for Ekron. <a href="/msb/1_samuel/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. <a href="/net/1_samuel/6.htm">NET Bible</a> These are the gold sores that the Philistines brought as a guilt offering to the LORD--one for each of the following cities: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering to the LORD: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass-offering to the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; <a href="/web/1_samuel/6.htm">World English Bible</a> These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering to Yahweh: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And these [are] the golden lumps which the Philistines have sent back—a guilt-offering to YHWH: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron; <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines have sent back -- a guilt-offering to Jehovah: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; <a href="/slt/1_samuel/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And these the tumors of gold which Philisteim turned back a trespass to Jehovah; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And these are the golden emerods, which the Philistines returned for sin to the Lord: For Azotus one, for Gaza one, for Ascalon one, for Geth one, for Accaron one: <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now these are the gold cysts, which the Philistines repaid to the Lord for transgression: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/6.htm">New American Bible</a> The golden tumors the Philistines sent back as a reparation offering to the LORD were as follows: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, and one for Ekron. <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> These are the gold tumors, which the Philistines returned as a guilt offering to the LORD: one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And these are the golden boils which the Philistines had brought as offerings to God: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And these tumors of gold that the Philistines brought as a gift to God, one of Ashduud and one of Aza, and one of Ashqalun, and one of Gath and one of Aqrun<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a guilt-offering unto the LORD: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; <a href="/sep/1_samuel/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And these are the golden emerods which the lords of the Philistines gave as a trespass-offering to the Lord; for Azotus one, for Gaza one, for Ascalon one, for Geth one, for Accaron one. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/6-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=1550" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/6.htm">The Ark Returned to Israel</a> …16And when the five rulers of the Philistines saw this, they returned to Ekron that same day. 17<a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: wə·’êl·leh (Conj-w:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those."></a> <a href="/hebrew/817.htm" title="817: ’ā·šām (N-ms) -- Offense, guilt. From 'asham; guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering.">As a guilt offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: p̄ə·liš·tîm (N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">the Philistines</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: hê·šî·ḇū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">had sent back</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: haz·zā·hāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">gold</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."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2914.htm" title="2914: ṭə·ḥō·rê (N-mpc) -- Tumors (a result of dysentery). From an unused root meaning to burn; a boil or ulcer, especially a tumor in the anus or pudenda.">tumor for each city:</a> <a href="/hebrew/795.htm" title="795: lə·’aš·dō·wḏ (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- A city of the Philistines. From shadad; ravager; Ashdod, a place in Palestine.">Ashdod,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5804.htm" title="5804: lə·‘az·zāh (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- A Philistine city. Feminine of az; strong; Azzah, a place in Palestine.">Gaza,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> <a href="/hebrew/831.htm" title="831: lə·’aš·qə·lō·wn (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- A city of the Philistines. Probably from shaqal in the sense of weighing-place; Ashkelon, a place in Palestine.">Ashkelon,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1661.htm" title="1661: lə·ḡaṯ (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- Wine press, a Philistine city. The same as gath; Gath, a Philistine city.">Gath,</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6138.htm" title="6138: lə·‘eq·rō·wn (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- A Philistine city. From aqar; eradication; Ekron, a place in Palestine.">and Ekron.</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first."></a> 18The number of gold rats also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers—the fortified cities and their outlying villages. And the large rock on which they placed the ark of the LORD stands to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/joshua/13-3.htm">Joshua 13:3</a> 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; <a href="/judges/3-3.htm">Judges 3:3</a> 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. <a href="/1_samuel/5-1.htm">1 Samuel 5:1-12</a> After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod, / carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue. / When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place. ... <a href="/1_samuel/7-12.htm">1 Samuel 7:12</a> Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.” <a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">2 Kings 1:2-3</a> Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.” / But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’ <a href="/2_kings/17-29.htm">2 Kings 17:29-31</a> Nevertheless, the people of each nation continued to make their own gods in the cities where they had settled, and they set them up in the shrines that the people of Samaria had made on the high places. / The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, the men of Hamath made Ashima, / the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech the gods of Sepharvaim. <a href="/isaiah/2-20.htm">Isaiah 2:20</a> In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship. <a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Isaiah 46:1-2</a> Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal. / The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity. <a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Jeremiah 10:5</a> Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.” <a href="/ezekiel/20-32.htm">Ezekiel 20:32</a> When you say, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the lands, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never come to pass. <a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Amos 1:8</a> I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD. <a href="/zephaniah/2-4.htm">Zephaniah 2:4</a> For Gaza will be abandoned, and Ashkelon left in ruins. Ashdod will be driven out at noon, and Ekron will be uprooted. <a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Zechariah 9:5</a> Ashkelon will see and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, as will Ekron, for her hope will wither. There will cease to be a king in Gaza, and Ashkelon will be uninhabited. <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-22</a> “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. <a href="/mark/3-22.htm">Mark 3:22</a> And the scribes who had come down from Jerusalem were saying, “He is possessed by Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons He drives out demons.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And these are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering to the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;these<a href="/1_samuel/6-4.htm">1 Samuel 6:4</a> 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.Ashdod<a href="/1_samuel/5-1.htm">1 Samuel 5:1</a> And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.<a href="/2_chronicles/26-6.htm">2 Chronicles 26:6</a> 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.<a href="/jeremiah/25-20.htm">Jeremiah 25:20</a> And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,Gaza<a href="/judges/16-1.htm">Judges 16:1,21</a> Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her… <a href="/amos/1-7.htm">Amos 1:7,8</a> But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall devour the palaces thereof: … Askelon<a href="/judges/1-18.htm">Judges 1:18</a> Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.<a href="/zechariah/9-5.htm">Zechariah 9:5</a> Ashkelon shall see it, and fear; Gaza also shall see it, and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon shall not be inhabited.Gath<a href="/1_samuel/5-8.htm">1 Samuel 5:8</a> They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.<a href="/2_samuel/1-20.htm">2 Samuel 1:20</a> Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.<a href="/2_samuel/21-22.htm">2 Samuel 21:22</a> These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.Ekron<a href="/1_samuel/5-10.htm">1 Samuel 5:10</a> 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.<a href="/2_kings/1-2.htm">2 Kings 1:2</a> And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.<a href="/amos/1-8.htm">Amos 1:8</a> And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord GOD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/5-7.htm">Ashdod</a> <a href="/judges/14-19.htm">Ashkelon</a> <a href="/judges/1-18.htm">Ash'kelon</a> <a href="/judges/1-18.htm">Askelon</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-16.htm">Ekron</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-11.htm">Emerods</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-11.htm">Images</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-14.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-16.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-3.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-8.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-8.htm">Trespass-Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-11.htm">Tumors</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/26-6.htm">Ashdod</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-20.htm">Ashkelon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-20.htm">Ash'kelon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-20.htm">Askelon</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-14.htm">Ekron</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Emerods</a> <a href="/2_samuel/5-21.htm">Images</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-9.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-18.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">Sin-Offering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-28.htm">Trespass</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-16.htm">Trespass-Offering</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Tumors</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 6</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/6-1.htm">After seven months the Philistines take counsel how to send back the ark</a> 10. <a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">They bring it on a new cart with an offering unto Beth Shemesh</a> 19. <a href="/1_samuel/6-19.htm">The people are smitten for looking into the ark</a> 21. <a href="/1_samuel/6-21.htm">They send to them of Kiriath Jearim to fetch it</a> </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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>As a guilt offering to the LORD The Philistines, recognizing the power of the God of Israel, sought to appease Him with a guilt offering. This reflects the ancient Near Eastern practice of offering gifts to deities to atone for offenses. The concept of a guilt offering is also found in <a href="/leviticus/5-14.htm">Leviticus 5:14-19</a>, where it is prescribed for unintentional sins. This act by the Philistines acknowledges the sovereignty of the LORD over all nations, not just Israel.the Philistines had sent back The Philistines, after suffering plagues, decided to return the Ark of the Covenant to Israel. This decision was influenced by their priests and diviners, who advised them to send a guilt offering along with the Ark (<a href="/1_samuel/6-2.htm">1 Samuel 6:2-3</a>). This action demonstrates their fear and respect for the God of Israel, despite being a pagan nation.one gold tumor for each city The gold tumors were symbolic representations of the plagues that afflicted the Philistines. The use of gold signifies the value and seriousness of the offering. The tumors, along with gold rats (<a href="/1_samuel/6-4.htm">1 Samuel 6:4</a>), were crafted to represent the specific afflictions sent by God, showing an understanding of the need for a tangible representation of their guilt.Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron These were the five principal cities of the Philistine pentapolis, each ruled by its own lord. Ashdod was known for its temple of Dagon, where the Ark was initially placed (<a href="/1_samuel/5.htm">1 Samuel 5:1-2</a>). Gaza, a major city, is often mentioned in the context of Samson (<a href="/judges/16.htm">Judges 16:1-3</a>). Ashkelon was a significant trade center. Gath is famously known as the home of Goliath (<a href="/1_samuel/17-4.htm">1 Samuel 17:4</a>). Ekron was the last city to host the Ark before it was returned (<a href="/1_samuel/5-10.htm">1 Samuel 5:10</a>). The inclusion of all five cities underscores the widespread impact of the plagues and the collective acknowledgment of the LORD's power by the Philistine confederation.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a> A group of people who were adversaries of Israel and had captured the Ark of the Covenant. They experienced plagues as a result of possessing the Ark. 2. <a href="/topical/a/ark_of_the_covenant.htm">Ark of the Covenant</a> A sacred chest that held the tablets of the Ten Commandments, representing God's presence with Israel. Its capture and return are central to this account. 3. <a href="/topical/a/ashdod,_gaza,_ashkelon,_gath,_and_ekron.htm">Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron</a> Five major cities of the Philistines, each represented by a gold tumor as part of the guilt offering to the LORD. 4. <a href="/topical/g/guilt_offering.htm">Guilt Offering</a> A sacrificial offering made to atone for sin or guilt. In this context, it was made by the Philistines to appease the God of Israel. 5. <a href="/topical/p/plagues.htm">Plagues</a> The afflictions that struck the Philistines, prompting them to return the Ark with offerings to seek relief.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_holiness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Holiness</a> The account underscores God's sovereignty over all nations and His holiness, which demands reverence and respect. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> The Philistines' experience serves as a reminder of the consequences of opposing God's will and mishandling sacred things. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a> The Philistines' guilt offering illustrates the importance of acknowledging wrongdoing and seeking restoration with God. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_guilt_offering.htm">Symbolism of the Guilt Offering</a> The gold tumors symbolize the Philistines' acknowledgment of God's power and their desire to make amends. <a href="/topical/g/god's_mercy.htm">God's Mercy</a> Despite their initial defiance, the Philistines' eventual submission and offering highlight God's willingness to forgive and restore.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 6</a> <a href="/q/why_was_jesus_anointed.htm">What is Gath's significance in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_achish_accept_david_in_1_sam_29.htm">How can David's earlier triumphs over the Philistines, such as in 1 Samuel 17, be reconciled with Achish's acceptance of him in 1 Samuel 29?</a> <a href="/q/what's_gath's_role_in_the_bible.htm">What is Gath's significance in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what's_ashkelon's_biblical_role.htm">What is Ashkelon's biblical significance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) The golden emerods.--The offering of the golden emerods (or tumours), including one for each of the five principal cities. In the preceding chapter only Ashdod, Gath, and Ekron are mentioned as abiding places of the Ark, but there is no doubt that during the "seven months" the sacred chest was for a long or short period located in each of the five towns, in the Dagon temple which each of the cities possessed.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verses 17, 18. - The golden emerods. We have here and in ver. 18 an enumeration of the gifts differing from, without being at variance with, that in ver. 4. They are still five golden emerods, for which the name here is not ophalim, but tehorim, the word always read in the synagogue (see <a href="/1_samuel/5-6.htm">1 Samuel 5:6</a>). From its use in the cognate languages it is pretty certain that it is rightly translated in our version. But besides these there were golden mice, according to the number of all the cities, etc. The priests had named only five mice, one for each of the lords of the Philistines; but the eagerness of the people outran their suggestion, and not only the fenced towns, but even the unwalled villages sent their offering, lest they should still be chastised. Country villages. Literally, "the village" or "hamlet of the Perazi." The Septuagint, a trustworthy authority in such matters, makes the Perazi the same as the Perizzite. Both words really signify "the inhabitant of the lowland," i.e. of the plain country of Phoenicia; but from <a href="/zechariah/2-4.htm">Zechariah 2:4</a>, where Perazoth is translated "towns without walls," and from <a href="/ezekiel/38-11.htm">Ezekiel 38:11</a>, where it is rendered "unwalled villages," we may conclude that it had come popularly to mean an open village, though literally, in both these places, it means "the hamlets of the lowland." Even unto the great stone of Abel, etc. All this part of the verse is exceedingly corrupt, and requires large interpolations to obtain from it any meaning. Both the Vulgate and the Syriac retain the unmeaning word Abel; but the Septuagint gives us what is probably the true reading: "and the great stone whereon they set the ark of Jehovah, which is in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemeshite, is a witness unto this day" (comp. <a href="/genesis/31-52.htm">Genesis 31:52</a>; <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Isaiah 30:8</a>). <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/6-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>As a guilt offering אָשָׁ֖ם (’ā·šām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_817.htm">Strong's 817: </a> Guilt, a fault, a sin-offering to the LORD, לַֽיהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the Philistines פְלִשְׁתִּ֛ים (p̄ə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia had sent back הֵשִׁ֧יבוּ (hê·šî·ḇū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again one אֶחָ֜ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first gold הַזָּהָ֔ב (haz·zā·hāḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky tumor [for each city]: טְחֹרֵ֣י (ṭə·ḥō·rê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2914.htm">Strong's 2914: </a> A boil, ulcer, a tumor, in the anus, pudenda Ashdod, לְאַשְׁדּ֨וֹד (lə·’aš·dō·wḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_795.htm">Strong's 795: </a> Ashdod -- a city of the Philistines Gaza, לְעַזָּ֤ה (lə·‘az·zāh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5804.htm">Strong's 5804: </a> A Philistine city Ashkelon, לְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹן (lə·’aš·qə·lō·wn) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_831.htm">Strong's 831: </a> Ashkelon -- a city of the Philistines Gath, לְגַ֥ת (lə·ḡaṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1661.htm">Strong's 1661: </a> Gath -- 'wine press', a Philistine city and Ekron. לְעֶקְר֥וֹן (lə·‘eq·rō·wn) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6138.htm">Strong's 6138: </a> Ekron -- a Philistine city <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/6-17.htm">1 Samuel 6:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/6-17.htm">1 Samuel 6:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/6-17.htm">1 Samuel 6:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/6-17.htm">1 Samuel 6:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/6-17.htm">1 Samuel 6:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/6-17.htm">1 Samuel 6:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/6-17.htm">1 Samuel 6:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/6-17.htm">1 Samuel 6:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/6-17.htm">1 Samuel 6:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/6-17.htm">1 Samuel 6:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-17.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 6:17 These are the golden tumors which (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/6-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 6:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 6:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/6-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 6:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 6:18" /></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>