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But as soon as they had brought it to Gath, Yahweh raised his hand against the city, causing a very great panic. He afflicted the people there, both young and old, with hemorrhoids. (1 Samuel 5, 9)
The chiefs then asked, "What guilt offering shall we provide him with?" The priests and diviners answered, "Make five golden figures of hemorrhoids and five golden figures of mice corresponding to the number of Philistine cities, for the same plague was on all of you and on your chiefs. (1 Samuel 6, 4)
Then, take the ark of Yahweh and place it on the cart. Put in a box beside it the golden figures which you are giving him as a guilt offering. Then send it off and let it go its way. (1 Samuel 6, 8)
They then put the ark of Yahweh on the cart, along with the box with the golden mice and the images of their hemorrhoids. (1 Samuel 6, 11)
Meanwhile, the Levites took down the ark of Yahweh and the box containing the golden figures, and they set these up on the big stone. That day the people of Beth-shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrifices to Yahweh. The five chiefs of the Philistine cities, however, (1 Samuel 6, 15)
These are the Philistine cities which gave golden figures of hemorrhoids as a guilt offering to Yahweh: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath and Akron. (1 Samuel 6, 17)
Similarly, there were golden figures of mice corresponding in number to all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five leaders, counting fortified cities and unwalled villages. The big stone beside which the people set down the ark of Yahweh in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh, is a witness to this day. (1 Samuel 6, 18)
Then Samuel told the Israelites, "If you turn back to Yahweh in all sincerity, get rid of the foreign gods and your Ashteroth. When you have set your heart on Yahweh and serve no one but him, he will deliver you from the Philistines." (1 Samuel 7, 3)
When Samuel grew old, he made his sons judges over Israel. (1 Samuel 8, 1)
They said to him, "You are already old and your sons are not following your ways. Give us a king to rule over us as in all the other nations." (1 Samuel 8, 5)
And Yahweh told him, "Give to this people all that they ask for. (1 Samuel 8, 7)
and he told them all that Yahweh said to him, "Look, these will be the demands of your king: he will take your sons and assign them to his chariot and his horses and have them run before his chariot. (1 Samuel 8, 11)
