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I Samuel 5:11
“So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 I Samuel 5:11 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it slay us not, and our people. For there was a deadly discomfiture throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und sie sandten hin und versammelten alle Fürsten der Philister und sprachen: Sendet die Lade des Gottes Israels fort, daß sie an ihren Ort zurückkehre und mich und mein Volk nicht töte. Denn es war eine tödliche Bestürzung in der ganzen Stadt; die Hand Gottes war sehr schwer daselbst.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y enviaron á juntar todos los príncipes de los Filisteos, diciendo: Despachad el arca del Dios de Israel, y tórnese á su lugar, y no mate á mí ni á mi pueblo: porque había quebrantamiento de muerte en toda la ciudad, y la mano de Dios se había allí agravado.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E enviaram a juntar todos os príncipes dos filisteus, dizendo: Despachai a arca do Deus de Israel, e torne-se a seu lugar, e não mate a mim nem a meu povo: porque havia tormento de morte em toda a cidade, e a mão de Deus se havia ali agravado.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, eles mandaram reunir todos os governantes dos filisteus, e lhes disseram: "Mandem embora a Arca do Deus de Israel, e deixai-a retornar ao seu lugar, para que não mate a nós e ao nosso povo". Pois havia pânico mortal por toda a cidade, e a mão de Deus foi muito pesada lá.

📖 I Samuel 5:11 in Context

9And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
10Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
11So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
12And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
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