1 Samuel 5 · Verse 9

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 5:9, King James Version

1 Samuel 5:9 in other translations

BSBBut after they had moved the ark to Gath, the LORD’s hand was also against that city, throwing it into great confusion and afflicting the men of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors.
WEBIt was so, that after they had carried it there, the LORD’s hand was against the city with a very great confusion; and he struck the men of the city, both small and great, so that tumors broke out on them.
ASVAnd it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of Jehovah was against the city with a very great discomfiture: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors brake out upon them.
YLTand it cometh to pass after they have brought it round, that the hand of Jehovah is against the city--a very great destruction; and He smiteth the men of the city, from small even unto great; and break forth on them do emerods.
DARBYAnd it came to pass that, after they had carried it about, the hand of Jehovah was against the city with very great panic; and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and hemorrhoids broke out upon them.
BBEBut after they had taken it away, the hand of the Lord was stretched out against the town for its destruction: and the signs of disease came out on all the men of the town, small and great.
WebsterAnd it was so, that after they had carried it thither, 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.

What does 1 Samuel 5:9 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 The hand of the Lord was against the city - As it was at Ashdod, so it was at Gath. The Vulgate says, Et computrescebant prominenter extales eorum; which conveys the idea of a bloody flux, dysentery, and ulcerated anus; and it adds, what is not to be found in the Hebrew text, nor many of the versions, except some traces in the Septuagint, Et fecerunt sibi sedes pelliceas, "And they made unto themselves seats of skins;" for the purpose of sitting more easy, on account of the malady already mentioned.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 5:9 in the original Hebrew

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וַיְהִ֞יvay.Hiand it wasH1961
אַחֲרֵ֣י\׀'a.cha.ReiafterH310
הֵסַ֣בּוּhe.Sa.buthey had brought roundH5437
אֹת֗וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
וַתְּהִ֨יva.te.Hiand it wasH1961
יַד\־yad-[the] hand ofH3027
יְהוָ֤ה\׀Yah.wehYahwehH3068
בָּעִיר֙ba.'Iron the cityH5892
מְהוּמָה֙me.hu.MahpanicH4103
גְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahgreatH1419
מְאֹ֔דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
וַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhand he struckH5221
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei[the] men ofH582
הָעִ֔ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
מִקָּטֹ֖ןmi.ka.Tonfrom youngH6996
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and untoH5704
גָּד֑וֹלga.Dol[the] oldH1419
וַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּvai.yi.sa.te.Ruand they broke outH8368
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemto <the> them
טְחֹרִֽים\׃o.fa.limtumorsH2914

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Cross references for 1 Samuel 5:9

  • 1 Samuel 5:6

    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 7:13

    So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the Lord was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

  • Deuteronomy 2:15

    For indeed the hand of the Lord was against them, to destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.

  • 1 Samuel 12:15

    But if ye will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall the hand of the Lord be against you, as it was against your fathers.

  • Psalms 78:66

    And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

  • 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.

  • Amos 9:1-4

    I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down: And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them: And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

  • 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.

  • 1 Samuel 6:4-5

    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. 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 6:11

    And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

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the hand.
6; 7:13; 12:15; De 2:15; Am 5:19; 9:1-4
with a very.
11
and they had emerods.
6; 6:4,5,11; Ps 78:66

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 5:8

    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.

  • 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.

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1 Samuel 5:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y aconteció que como la hubieron pasado, la mano de Jehová fué contra la ciudad con grande quebrantamiento; é hirió los hombres de aquella ciudad desde el chico hasta el grande, que se llenaron de hemorroides.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et, après qu’ils l’y eurent dirigée, il arriva que la main de l’ Éternel fut sur la ville: il y eut un très grand trouble, et il frappa les hommes de la ville, depuis le petit jusqu’au grand, et ils eurent des éruptions d’hémorroïdes.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es geschah, nachdem sie sie hingeschafft hatten, da kam die Hand Jehovas über die Stadt, und es entstand eine sehr große Bestürzung; und er schlug die Leute der Stadt, vom Kleinen bis zum Großen, daß Beulen an ihnen ausbrachen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Illis autem circumducentibus eam, fiebat manus Domini per singulas civitates interfectionis magnæ nimis: et percutiebat viros uniuscujusque urbis, a parvo usque ad majorem, et computrescebant prominentes extales eorum. Inieruntque Gethæi consilium, et fecerunt sibi sedes pelliceas.