1Sa 5:8 | TNotes | STEP | 5:8 rulers (or overlords ): Each of the five major Philistine cities had its own ruler (6:16-18 ). • Move it: Despite the obvious danger, the Philistines relished their captured trophy enough to relocate it rather than return it. • Gath , one of the five major Philistine cities, was nearby.

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‏ 1 Samuel 5:8

5:8 ^a rulers (or overlords): Each of the five major Philistine cities had its own ruler (6:16-18 ^b).

• Move it: Despite the obvious danger, the Philistines relished their captured trophy enough to relocate it rather than return it.

• Gath, one of the five major Philistine cities, was nearby.