1 Samuel 5:9
5:9 But after it had been moved the Lord attacked that city as well, causing a great deal of panic. He struck all the people of that city with sores.
1 Samuel 5:11
5:11 So they assembled
all the leaders of the Philistines and said, “Get the ark of the God of Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so that it won’t kill us
and our
people!” The terror
of death was throughout the entire city; God was attacking them very severely there.