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1 Samuel 5:12

1 Samuel 5:12
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods : and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods,.... As the inhabitants of Ashdod and Gath had been; this shows…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

The men that died not - Some it seems were smitten with instant death; others with the haemorrhoids, and there was a…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 5:6-12

The downfall of Dagon (if the people had made a good use of it, and had been brought by it to repent of their idolatries…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

the cry of the city went up to heaven Cp. Exo 2:13. The word used always denotes a supplication, a cry for help.

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