1 Samuel 6:18

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.

Cross-references

1 Samuel 6:16 describes the five Philistine lords returning to Ekron after seeing the ark; v18 continues the same narrative with the cities and the stone.

1 Samuel 6:4 prescribes five golden tumors and mice matching the number of lords; v18 says the mice corresponded to the cities—direct narrative connection.

Joshua 13:3 lists the same five Philistine lords and their cities as land not yet conquered—a direct parallel to the list here.

Judges 3:3 lists the five Philistine lords as nations left to test Israel—exactly the same group of cities mentioned here.