1 Samuel 5:9
And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
Cross-reference
1 Sam 5:6 describes the same plague of tumors on Ashdod; here the pattern repeats on Gath, showing God's hand against each Philistine city.
In 1 Sam 5:11, the panic spreads to Ekron after Gath — this verse is the immediate next step in the same narrative sequence.
1 Sam 6:4 refers back to this plague when the Philistines offer golden tumors as a guilt offering — confirming the same affliction.
In 1 Samuel 6:5, the Philistines make golden tumors as a guilt offering, directly responding to the plague described here.
1 Samuel 6:11 records the golden tumors placed in the cart with the ark, continuing the story of the plague's resolution.
1 Samuel 6:3 shows the Philistines seeking counsel after this plague, leading to the golden tumors offering.
1 Sam 7:13 summarizes that the Lord's hand was against the Philistines all Samuel's days — this verse shows that hand beginning on Gath.
Psalm 78:66 poetically recalls God striking the Philistines with shame, echoing the plague of tumors.
Deuteronomy 28:27 lists tumors as a covenant curse; here God applies that same judgment to the Philistines.
Revelation 16:2 depicts painful sores as divine judgment, echoing the plague of tumors on the Philistines.