Then the Ekronites called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was very heavy upon it.
Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumo
Moab will be destroyed as a nation because he vaunted himself against the LORD.
Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt.
So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel