⁶ Now ^(A)the hand of the Lord was heavy on the Ashdodites, and ^(B)He made them feel devastated and struck them with ^(C)tumors, both Ashdod and its territories.

¹¹ Therefore they ^(A)sent word and gathered all the governors of the Philistines, and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel and let it return to its own place, so that it will not kill ^[a]us and ^[b]our people!” For there was a deadly panic throughout the city; ^(B)the hand of God was very heavy there.