1Sa 5:11 | NET2full | STEP | So they assembled all the leaders of the Philistines and said , “ Get the ark of the God of Israel out of here ! Let it go back to its own place so that it won’t kill us and our people !” The terror of death was throughout the entire city ; God was attacking them very severely there .

‏ 1 Samuel 5:11

11 So they assembled ^{▼▼tn Heb “and they sent and gathered.”} all the leaders of the Philistines and said, “Get the ark of the God of Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so that it won’t kill us ^{▼▼tn Heb “me.”} and our ^{▼▼tn Heb “my.”} people!” The terror ^{▼▼tn Or “panic.”} of death was throughout the entire city; God was attacking them very severely there. ^{▼▼tn Heb “the hand of God was very heavy there.”}