1Sa 5:6 | HCSB | STEP | The Lord ’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod , terrorizing and afflicting the people of Ashdod and its territory with tumors .

‏ 1 Samuel 5:6

6 The Lord’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod, ^a terrorizing ^b and afflicting the people of Ashdod and its territory with tumors. ^{▼▼LXX adds He brought up mice against them, and they swarmed in their ships. Then mice went up into the land and there was a mortal panic in the city.
,} ^{▼▼Perhaps bubonic plague
,} ^e