The five leaders of the Philistines watched what was happening and then returned to Ekron on the same day.p>

They inquired, &#8220;What is the guilt offering that we should send to him?&#8221;p> <p class="bodytext">They replied, &#8220;The Philistine leaders number five. So send five gold sores and five gold mice, for it is the same plague that has afflicted both you and your leaders.

<p class="bodytext">Then the king said to Doeg, &#8220;You turn and strike down the priests!&#8221; So Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests. He killed on that day eighty-five<n id="1" /> men who wore the linen ephod.