1 Samuel 5:12
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
1 Samuel 5:12 in other translations
| BSB | Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven. |
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| WEB | The men who didn’t die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven. |
| ASV | And the men that died not were smitten with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven. |
| YLT | and the men who have not died have been smitten with emerods, and the cry of the city goeth up into the heavens. |
| DARBY | and the men that died not were smitten with the hemorrhoids; and the cry of the city went up to heaven. |
| BBE | And those men who were not overtaken by death were cruelly diseased: and the cry of the town went up to heaven. |
| Webster | And the men that died not, were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven. |
What does 1 Samuel 5:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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…
1 Samuel 5:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 5:12
- Exodus 12:30
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 there was not a house where there was not one dead.
- Amos 5:19
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.
- Jeremiah 14:2
Judah mourneth, and the gates thereof languish; they are black unto the ground; and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up.
- 1 Kings 19:17
And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
- 1 Samuel 9:16
To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be 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.
- Jeremiah 25:34
Howl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
- Isaiah 15:3-5
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. And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him. My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.
- Jeremiah 48:3
A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.
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Context
- 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.
- 1 Samuel 5:12
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
1 Samuel 5:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los que no morían, eran heridos de hemorroides; y el clamor de la ciudad subía al cielo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et les hommes qui ne mouraient pas étaient frappés d’hémorroïdes; et le cri de la ville montait aux cieux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Leute, die nicht starben, wurden mit Beulen geschlagen; und das Geschrei; der Stadt stieg zum Himmel empor. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Fiebat enim pavor mortis in singulis urbibus, et gravissima valde manus Dei. Viri quoque qui mortui non fuerant, percutiebantur in secretiori parte natium: et ascendebat ululatus uniuscujusque civitatis in cælum. |