Study it in the app“So they sent the ark of Elohim to Ekron. And it happened, as the ark of Elohim came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have moved the ark of the Elohim of Israel around to me to put me to death and my people!””
So they sentוַיְשַׁלְּחוּthe arkאֶת אֲרוֹןof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםto Ekron.עֶקְרוֹןAnd it happened,וַיְהִיasכְּthe arkאֲרוֹןof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםcameבוֹאto Ekron,עֶקְרוֹןthat the Ekronitesהָעֶקְרֹנִיםcried out,וַיִּזְעֲקוּsaying,לֵאמֹר“They have movedהֵסַבּוּthe arkאֶת אֲרוֹןof the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלaround to meאֵלַיto put me to deathלַהֲמִיתֵנִיand my people!”וְאֶת עַמִּי
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yeshalchu” appearsark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsEkron
See it on the mapWhere else “ekron” appearshappen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vo” appearsEkronite
Ekronite: an inhabitant of that Philistine city.
Where else “ekronim” appearscry out
To shout for help, above all to YHWH.
Where else “yizaku” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsturn
To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.
Where else “hesabu” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearskill
To kill someone.
Where else “hamite” appearspeople
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “ami” appearsEkron
Today: Tel Miqne (Ekron) ruins, Israel
A Philistine city on the plain, about 22 miles (35 km) west of Jerusalem.
The ark was taken there and the people were afraid (1 Sam 5:10). King Ahaziah sent to ask its god instead of the God of Israel (2 Kgs 1:2).
9And it happened, after they had moved it, that the hand of YHWH was against the city with a very great confusion; and he struck the men of the city, from the small to the great, and tumors broke out on them.
10 · This verse (above)
11So they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the Elohim of Israel, and let it return to its place, so that it does not put me to death, and my people.” For there was a deathly confusion throughout the city; the hand of Elohim was very heavy there.
