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1 Samuel 6:16

And when the five rulers of the Philistines had seen this, they returned to Ekron that same day.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Kirjath-Jearim;   Miracles;   Music;   Thompson Chain Reference - Ekron;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ark of the Covenant;   Philistines, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Beth-Shemesh;   Ekron;   Gaza or Azzah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ark;   Philistia, philistines;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gath;   Joshua;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Beth-Shemesh;   Ekron;   Lords of the Philistines;   Philistines;   Priests and Levites;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Bethshemesh ;   Ekron ;   Emerods;   Mouse,;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Beth-shemesh;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Beth-Shemesh;   Ekron;   Emerods;   Mouse;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for March 2;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When the five Philistine rulers observed this, they returned to Ekron that same day.
Hebrew Names Version
When the five lords of the Pelishtim had seen it, they returned to `Ekron the same day.
King James Version
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
Lexham English Bible
The five rulers of the Philistines saw it and returned to Ekron that same day.
English Standard Version
And when the five lords of the Philistines saw it, they returned that day to Ekron.
New Century Version
After the five Philistine kings saw this, they went back to Ekron the same day.
New English Translation
The five leaders of the Philistines watched what was happening and then returned to Ekron on the same day.
Amplified Bible
When the five lords of the Philistines saw what happened, they returned to Ekron that day.
New American Standard Bible
When the five governors of the Philistines saw it, they returned to Ekron that day.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when the fiue Princes of ye Philistims had seene it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
Legacy Standard Bible
So the five lords of the Philistines saw it and returned to Ekron that day.
Contemporary English Version
When the five rulers of the Philistines saw what had happened, they went back to Ekron that same day.
Complete Jewish Bible
Upon seeing this, the five leaders of the P'lishtim returned that day to ‘Ekron.
Darby Translation
And the five lords of the Philistines saw [it], and returned to Ekron the same day.
Easy-to-Read Version
The five Philistine rulers watched the people of Beth Shemesh do this and then went back to Ekron that same day.
George Lamsa Translation
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
Good News Translation
The five Philistine kings watched them do this and then went back to Ekron that same day.
Literal Translation
And the five rulers of the Philistines saw it, and turned back to Ekron on that day.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan the fyue prynces of the Philistynes had sene it, they departed agayne the same daye towarde Ekron.
American Standard Version
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
Bible in Basic English
And the five lords of the Philistines, having seen it, went back to Ekron the same day.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when the fiue princes of the Philistines had seene it, they returned to Acaron the same day.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
King James Version (1611)
And when the fiue lordes of the Philistines had seene it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the five lords of the Philistines saw, and returned to Ascalon in that day.
English Revised Version
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And fyue princes of Filisteis sien, and turneden ayen in to Accoron in that dai.
Young's Literal Translation
and the five princes of the Philistines have seen [it], and turn back [to] Ekron, on that day.
Update Bible Version
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen [it], they returned to Ekron the same day.
World English Bible
When the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
New King James Version
So when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
New Living Translation
The five Philistine rulers watched all this and then returned to Ekron that same day.
New Life Bible
When the five leaders of the Philistines saw it, they returned that day to Ekron.
New Revised Standard
When the five lords of the Philistines saw it, they returned that day to Ekron.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, the five lords of the Philistines, saw it, - and returned unto Ekron, the same day.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the five princes of the Philistines saw, and they returned to Accaron the same day.
Revised Standard Version
And when the five lords of the Philistines saw it, they returned that day to Ekron.
THE MESSAGE
When the five Philistine leaders saw what they came to see, they returned the same day to Ekron.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When the five lords of the Philistines saw it, they returned to Ekron that day.

Contextual Overview

10So the men did as instructed. They took two milk cows, hitched them to the cart, and penned up their calves. 11Then they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the box containing the gold rats and the images of the tumors. 12And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh. 13Now the people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they looked up and saw the ark, they were overjoyed at the sight. 14The cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh and stopped there near a large rock. The people chopped up the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD. 15And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the box containing the gold objects, and they placed them on the large rock. That day the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and made sacrifices to the LORD. 16And when the five rulers of the Philistines had seen this, they returned to Ekron that same day.17As a guilt offering to the LORD, the Philistines had sent back one gold tumor for each city: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. 18The number of gold rats also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers-the fortified cities and their outlying villages. And to this day the large rock on which they placed the ark of the LORD is in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the five: 1 Samuel 6:4, 1 Samuel 6:12, Joshua 13:3, Judges 3:3, Judges 16:5, Judges 16:23-30

they returned: 1 Samuel 5:10

Reciprocal: Judges 4:5 - between 1 Samuel 6:18 - the five lords

Cross-References

Genesis 7:16
And they entered, the male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the LORD shut him in.
Genesis 8:6
After forty days Noah opened the window he had made in the ark
2 Samuel 6:16
As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul's daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.
2 Kings 9:30
Now when Jehu arrived in Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it. So she painted her eyes, adorned her head, and looked down from a window.
Ezekiel 41:16
as well as the thresholds and the beveled windows and the balconies all around with their three levels opposite the threshold, were overlaid with wood on all sides. They were paneled from the ground to the windows, and the windows were covered.
Ezekiel 42:3
Gallery faced gallery in three levels, opposite the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court and opposite the pavement that belonged to the outer court.
Luke 13:25
After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, 'Lord, open the door for us.' But he will reply, 'I do not know where you are from.'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it,.... Observed all that was done, how the kine performed their journey, drew the cart in which the ark was straight to Bethshemesh, stopped in a field near it, where it was received joyfully by the people, and sacrifices offered on account of it:

they returned to Ekron the same day; as they might very well, since it was but twelve miles from Bethshemesh.


 
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