1 Samuel 6:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth–shemite.”
1 Samuel 6:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 6:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 6:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even to the great stone on which they set down Yahweh’s ark. That stone remains to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.”
1 Samuel 6:18 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 6:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even unto the great stone, whereon they set down the ark of Jehovah, which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite. ”
1 Samuel 6:18 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 6:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the golden mice--the number of all the cities of the Philistines--for the five princes, from the fenced city even unto the hamlet of the villages, even unto the great meadow on which they placed the ark of Jehovah--<FI> are<Fi> unto this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-Shemeshite.”
1 Samuel 6:18 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 6:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and the golden mice, [according to] the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both fortified cities and villages of the peasantry; [and they brought them] as far as the great [stone of] Abel, whereon they set down the ark of Jehovah, [which] is to this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemeshite. ”
1 Samuel 6:18 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 6:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And golden mise, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistims, belonging to the fiue princes, both of walled townes, and of townes vnwalled, vnto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set the Arke of the Lord: which stone remaineth vnto this day in the fielde of Ioshua the Beth-shemite.”
1 Samuel 6:18 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 6:18 in Context — 1 Samuel 6
16 And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
17 And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
18 And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth–shemite.
19 And he smote the men of Beth–shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
20 And the men of Beth–shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
What Does 1 Samuel 6:18 Mean?
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