1 Samuel 6:16
What does 1 Samuel 6:16 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 6:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the five lords of the Philistines, having seen it, went back to Ekron the same day.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and the five princes of the Philistines have seen <FI>it<Fi> , and turn back <FI>to<Fi> Ekron, on that day.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the five princes of the Philistines saw, and they returned to Accaron the same day.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the five lords of the Philistines saw [it], and returned to Ekron the same day.
Context
v.15And the Levites took down the ark of Jehovah, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt-offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto Jehovah.
v.16This passage
v.17And 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;
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 13:3
from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the border of Ekron northward, which is reckoned to the Canaanites; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avvim,
- Judges 16:23
And the lords of the Philistines gathered them together to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.
- Judges 16:5
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
- 1 Samuel 6:12
And the kine took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh.
- Judges 3:3
namely, the five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in mount Lebanon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entrance of Hamath.
- 1 Samuel 6:4
Then said they, What shall be the trespass-offering which we shall return to him? And they said, Five golden tumors, 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.
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