1 Samuel 6:2-4

Christian Standard Bible

² the Philistines summoned the priests and the diviners^(A) and pleaded, “What should we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us how we can send it back to its place.”

³ They replied, “If you send the ark of Israel’s God away, do not send it without an offering.^(B) Send back a guilt offering to him,^(C) and you will be healed. Then the reason his hand hasn’t been removed from you will be revealed.”^[a]

⁴ They asked, “What guilt offering should we send back to him?”

And they answered, “Five gold tumors and five gold mice^(D) corresponding to the number of Philistine rulers,^(E) since there was one plague for both you^[b] and your rulers.