ESV Reformation Study Bible – 1 Sam 5:10
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1 Sam 5:10

5:10 the people of Ekron. After the failed experiment in Gath, the people of Ekron at least are no longer skeptical about the danger of keeping the ark (v. 8 note). Ekron was five miles due north of Gath and was the closest of the Philistines’ major cities to Israelite territory.