1 Samuel 5:12
New International Version
Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.

New Living Translation
Those who didn’t die were afflicted with tumors; and the cry from the town rose to heaven.

English Standard Version
The men who did not die were struck with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

Berean Standard Bible
Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.

King James Bible
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

New King James Version
And the men who did not die were stricken with the tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

New American Standard Bible
And the people who did not die were struck with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.

NASB 1995
And the men who did not die were smitten with tumors and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

NASB 1977
And the men who did not die were smitten with tumors and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now the men who did not die were struck with tumors and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

Amplified Bible
The men who had not died were stricken with tumors and the cry of the city [for help] went up to heaven.

Christian Standard Bible
Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The men who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.

American Standard Version
And the men that died not were smitten with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

Contemporary English Version
and those who had survived were suffering from the sores. They all cried to their gods for help.

English Revised Version
And the men that died not were smitten with the tumours: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The people who didn't die were struck with tumors. So the cry of the city went up to heaven.

Good News Translation
Even those who did not die developed tumors and the people cried out to their gods for help.

International Standard Version
The people who did not die were afflicted with tumors of the groin, and the cry of the town went up to heaven.

Majority Standard Bible
Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.

NET Bible
The people who did not die were struck with sores; the city's cry for help went all the way up to heaven.

New Heart English Bible
The men who did not die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the men that died not, were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

World English Bible
The men who didn’t die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the men who have not died have been struck with lumps, and the cry of the city goes up into the heavens.

Young's Literal Translation
and the men who have not died have been smitten with emerods, and the cry of the city goeth up into the heavens.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the men who died not were struck with tumors: and the cry of the city will go up to the heavens.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
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.

New American Bible
Those who escaped death were afflicted with tumors. Thus the outcry from the city went up to the heavens.

New Revised Standard Version
those who did not die were stricken with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the men who did not die were smitten with the boils; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the men who did not die were stricken with tumors, and the cry of the city came up unto Heaven
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
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.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Ark Afflicts the Philistines
11Then 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. 12Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.

Cross References
1 Samuel 6:4-5
“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.

1 Samuel 6:9
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.”

1 Samuel 6:19
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.

1 Samuel 7:13
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.

2 Samuel 6:7
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.

2 Kings 19:35
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!

Isaiah 37:36
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!

Exodus 9:3
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.

Exodus 12:29-30
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.

Numbers 16:46-49
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. ...

Deuteronomy 28:27
The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.

Psalm 78:66
He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame.

Acts 12:23
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.

Revelation 16:10-11
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.

Revelation 16:21
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.


Treasury of Scripture

And the men that died not were smitten with the tumors: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

died

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.

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.

the cry

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.

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.

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…

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1 Samuel 5
1. The Philistines having brought the ark into Ashdod, set it in the house Dagon
3. Dagon is smitten down and cut and cut in pieces,
5. and they of Ashdod smitten with tumors
8. So God deals with them of Gath, when it was brought thither
10. and so with them of Ekron, when it was brought thither














Those who did not die
This phrase indicates a distinction between two groups of people affected by the divine judgment. The Hebrew root here suggests a remnant or survivors, emphasizing God's selective judgment. Historically, this reflects the severity of God's wrath upon the Philistines for capturing the Ark of the Covenant. It serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the consequences of opposing His will.

were afflicted with tumors
The Hebrew word for "tumors" is often associated with painful swellings or boils. This affliction was a direct result of the Philistines' disrespect for the sacred Ark. Archaeological findings suggest that such diseases were not uncommon in ancient times, but the specificity here points to a supernatural cause. This serves as a testament to God's power to protect His holiness and the seriousness of His covenant with Israel.

and the outcry of the city
The "outcry" signifies a loud lament or plea for relief, indicating the severity of the suffering. In the Hebrew context, an outcry often reaches God, suggesting a desperate appeal for divine intervention. This reflects the Philistines' recognition, albeit reluctantly, of the power of the God of Israel. It underscores the universal acknowledgment of God's authority, even among those who do not worship Him.

went up to heaven
This phrase illustrates the direction of the outcry, symbolizing a plea reaching the divine realm. In biblical literature, heaven is often depicted as God's dwelling place, and the imagery here suggests that the cries of the Philistines were heard by God. This serves as a powerful reminder of God's omnipresence and His ability to hear and respond to human suffering, even when it comes from those outside His covenant community.

Verse 12. - The cry of the city went up to heaven. 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.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Those
וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ (wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

who
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

did not
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

die
מֵ֔תוּ (mê·ṯū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

were afflicted
הֻכּ֖וּ (huk·kū)
Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 5221: To strike

with tumors,
בַּטְּחֹרִ֑ים‪‬ (baṭ·ṭə·ḥō·rîm)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6076: A tumor, a mound, fortress

and the outcry
שַֽׁוְעַ֥ת (šaw·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 7775: A cry for help

of the city
הָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

went up
וַתַּ֛עַל (wat·ta·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

to heaven.
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (haš·šā·mā·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky


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