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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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods,.... As the inhabitants of Ashdod and Gath had been; this shows that those that died did not die of that disease, but of some other; very likely…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

The men that died not - Some it seems were smitten with instant death; others with the haemorrhoids, and there was a universal consternation; and the cry of the city went up to heaven - it was an…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

1 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 and to humble themselves before the God of Israel and seek his face) might have…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

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

Each city was visited with a heavier judgment than the preceding one. "The longer the…