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“Emerods” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(flowing with
blood
). Hemorrhoids or piles (
Deut. 28:27
27
The Lord will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed. (Deuteronomy 28:27)
;
1 Sam. 5:6-12; 6:4-11
6
But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
7
And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
8
They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.
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.
10
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.
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.
12
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven. (1 Samuel 5:6‑12)
4
Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.
5
Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
6
Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?
7
Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them:
8
And take the ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.
9
And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.
10
And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:
11
And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods. (1 Samuel 6:4‑11)
).
“Tower” From
Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(shot up). Watchtowers, or fortified
posts
, were frequent on frontiers and exposed places (
Gen. 35:21
21
And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar. (Genesis 35:21)
;
2 Chron. 26:10
10
Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry. (2 Chronicles 26:10)
); around vineyards (
Isa. 21:5,8,11
5
Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. (Isaiah 21:5)
8
And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: (Isaiah 21:8)
11
The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? (Isaiah 21:11)
;
Matt. 21:33
33
Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country: (Matthew 21:33)
), and for the use of shepherds (
Mic. 4:8
8
And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem. (Micah 4:8)
). “
Tower
of
Shechem
” (
Judg. 9:47
47
And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. (Judges 9:47)
), evidently a citadel or stronghold. Tower of
Babel
[BABEL]. “Tower of
Siloam
,” possibly an observatory (
Luke 13:4
4
Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem? (Luke 13:4)
).
“Emerods” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Hemorrhoids or tumors. One of the
diseases
of the
Egyptians
, and with which the
Philistines
were smitten when they had possession of the ark. They returned “images” of the same with the ark (
Deut. 28:27
27
The Lord will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed. (Deuteronomy 28:27)
;
1 Sam. 5:6-12
6
But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
7
And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
8
They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.
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.
10
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.
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.
12
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven. (1 Samuel 5:6‑12)
;
1 Sam. 6:4-17
4
Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.
5
Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
6
Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?
7
Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them:
8
And take the ark of the Lord, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.
9
And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.
10
And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:
11
And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.
12
And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh.
13
And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.
14
And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the Lord.
15
And the Levites took down the ark of the Lord, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the Lord.
16
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
17
And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the Lord; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one; (1 Samuel 6:4‑17)
).
“Tower” From
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
Often referred to in
scripture
as a place of security, and also as a place of defense, on which watchmen were stationed. There were such on the walls of
Jerusalem
(
Psa. 48:12
12
Walk about Zion, and go round about her: tell the towers thereof. (Psalm 48:12)
;
Psa. 61:3
3
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy. (Psalm 61:3)
;
2 Kings 9:17
17
And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace? (2 Kings 9:17)
). The term is also used symbolically: “the name of
Jehovah
is a strong tower” (
Prov. 18:10
10
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (Proverbs 18:10)
).
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
6076
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
`ophel
Phonic:
o’-fel
Meaning:
from
6075
; a tumor; also a mound, i.e. fortress
KJV Usage:
emerod, fort, strong hold, tower
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