1 Samuel 5:8-10

English Standard Version Anglicised

⁸ So they sent and gathered together all ^(A)the lords of the Philistines and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought round to Gath.” So they brought the ark of the God of Israel there. ⁹ But after they had brought it round, ^(B)the hand of the Lord was against the city, causing a very great panic, and he afflicted the men of the city, both young and old, so that ^(C)tumours broke out on them. ¹⁰ So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But as soon as the ark of God came to Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, “They have brought round to us the ark of the God of Israel to kill us and our people.”