So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.

So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And when the ark of God came to Ekron, the people of the town made an outcry, saying, They have sent the ark of the God of Israel to us for the destruction of us and of our people.

Δια τουτο απεστειλαν την κιβωτον του Θεου εις Ακκαρων. Και ως ηλθεν η κιβωτος του Θεου εις Ακκαρων, οι Ακκαρωνιται εβοησαν, λεγοντες, Εφεραν την κιβωτον του Θεου του Ισραηλ εις ημας, δια να θανατωση ημας και τον λαον ημων.

Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.

So they sent God’s ark to Ekron. As God’s ark came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to us, to kill us and our people.”