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But the hand of Jehovah was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with tumors, even Ashdod and the borders thereof.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Emerods is a corrupted form of the word “hemorrhoids.” It is mentioned in Deuteronomy 28:27 among the diseases with which God threatened to …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod. A painful and distressing sickness, perhaps in the form of tumors…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

But the hand of the Lord was heavy on them of Ashdod
Not only on their idol, but on themselves; it had crushed him t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Philistines; he not only convinced them of their folly, but severely chastised their insolence. Yet they wo…

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