1 Samuel 5:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 5:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 5:6 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 5:6 — KJV
“But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.”
— 1 Samuel 5:6 (KJV)
1 Samuel 5:6 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 5:6
“Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial thereof, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:6: hand, lord, even
“And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat offering, and shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the LORD.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:6: hand, lord, even
“And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof, into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jericho.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:6: hand, lord, smote
“Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:6: lord, destroyed, even
“And 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.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:6: hand, lord, smote
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