1 Samuel 5 · Verse 10

1 Samuel 5:10

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.
1 Samuel 5:10, King James Version

1 Samuel 5:10 in other translations

BSBSo 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!”
WEBSo they sent God’s ark to Ekron. As God’s ark came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to us, to kill us and our people.”
ASVSo 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.
YLTAnd they send the ark of God to Ekron, and it cometh to pass, at the coming in of the ark of God to Ekron, that the Ekronites cry out, saying, ‘They have brought round unto us the ark of the God of Israel, to put us to death--and our people.'
DARBYAnd they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, when 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 kill us and our people.
BBESo they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And when the ark of God came to Ekron, the people of the town made an outcry, saying, They have sent the ark of the God of Israel to us for the destruction of us and of our people.
WebsterTherefore 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.

What does 1 Samuel 5:10 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 5:6-12

The hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Philistines; he not only convinced them of their folly, but severely chastised their insolence. Yet they would not renounce Dagon; and instead of seeking God's mercy, they desired to get clear of his ark. Carnal hearts, when they smart under the judgments of God, would rather, if it were possible, put him far from them, than enter into covenant or communion with him, and seek…

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1 Samuel 5:10 in the original Hebrew

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וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּvay.sha.le.Chuand they sentH7971
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲר֥וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727
הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
עֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonEkronH6138
וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
כְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'when wentH935
אֲר֤וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH727
הָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
עֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonEkronH6138
וַיִּזְעֲק֨וּvai.yiz.'a.Kuand they cried outH2199
הָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜יםha.'ek.ro.Nimthe EkronitesH6139
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
הֵסַ֤בּוּhe.Sa.buthey have brought roundH5437
אֵלַי֙'e.Laito meH413
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אֲרוֹן֙'a.rOn[the] ark ofH727
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִיla.ha.mi.Te.nito kill meH4191
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
עַמִּֽי\׃'a.Mipeople myH5971

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 5:10

  • Amos 1:8

    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.

  • 2 Kings 1:2

    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, enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.

  • Joshua 15:45

    Ekron, with her towns and her villages:

  • Judges 1:18

    Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
God to Ekron.
Jos 15:45; Jud 1:18; 2Ki 1:2; Am 1:8
us, to slay us and our people. Heb. me, to slay me and mypeople.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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 5:10

    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.

  • 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.

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1 Samuel 5:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces enviaron el arca de Dios á Ecrón. Y como el arca de Dios vino á Ecrón, los Ecronitas dieron voces diciendo: Han pasado á mí el arca del Dios de Israel por matarme á mí y á mi pueblo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et ils envoyèrent l’arche de Dieu à Ékron. Et il arriva, comme l’arche de Dieu entrait à Ékron, que les Ékroniens poussèrent des cris, disant: Ils ont dirigé vers nous l’arche du dieu d’Israël, pour nous faire mourir, nous et notre peuple.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da sandten sie die Lade Gottes nach Ekron. Und es geschah, als die Lade Gottes nach Ekron kam, da schrieen die Ekroniter und sprachen: Sie haben die Lade des Gottes Israels zu mir hergeschafft, um mich und mein Volk zu töten!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Miserunt ergo arcam Dei in Accaron. Cumque venisset arca Dei in Accaron, exclamaverunt Accaronitæ, dicentes: Adduxerunt ad nos arcam Dei Israël ut interficiat nos et populum nostrum.