1 Samuel 5:11
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
Cross-references
In 1 Samuel 5:6, the same pattern of plague and terror began in Ashdod, showing the escalating judgment as the ark moves between Philistine cities.
In 1 Samuel 5:9, Gath suffered a similar affliction with tumors and panic, continuing the sequence of God's heavy hand on each city.
In 1 Samuel 6:1, the narrative continues with the ark remaining seven months, directly following the decision to send it away.
1 Samuel 6:3 instructs the Philistines to send a trespass offering with the ark, continuing the narrative of dealing with the plague.
1 Samuel 6:5 details the specific images of tumors and mice to be sent, directly addressing the plague mentioned here.
In 2 Samuel 6:9, David fears the ark after Uzzah's death, mirroring the Philistines' fear of the ark's power here.
1 Chronicles 13:12 records David's identical fear of the ark, parallel to the Philistines' dread in this verse.
Acts 13:11 has Paul pronounce 'the hand of the Lord' on Elymas as judgment, mirroring the divine hand on Philistines.