Text -- 1 Samuel 5:6 (NET)

5:6 The Lord attacked the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 1Sa 5:6

¹ tn Heb “the hand of the Lord was heavy upon.”

² tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

³ tc The LXX and Vulgate add the following: “And mice multiplied in their land, and the terror of death was throughout the entire city.”

tn Or “tumors” (so ASV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NCV “growths on their skin”; KJV “emerods”; NAB “hemorrhoids.”