John Gill's Exposition on 1 Samuel 5:10

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron, etc.] Another of the five principalities of the Philistines, about ten miles from Gath, where Baalzebub, or the god of the fly, was worshipped: and it came to pass, that as the ark of God came to Ekron; and had been there some little time: that the Ekronites cried out; when they perceived the hand of God was upon them, as upon the other cities; these were the chief magistrates of the city, with the lord of them, as appears by what follows: saying, they have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us; from one city to another, and at length to us: to slay us and our people; not that this was their intention, but so it was eventually.

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