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Yahweh's hand was heavy upon

This is an idiom. "Yahweh severely judged" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

tumors

Possible meanings are 1) painful swelling under the skin or 2) hemorrhoids.

both Ashdod and its territories

The name of the town is a metonym for the people living in the town. "both the people of Ashdod and the people in the land surrounding Ashdod" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

realized

"understood"

ark of the God of Israel

See how you translated this in 1 Samuel 3:3. This is the a same as the "ark of the covenant of God" in 1 Samuel 4:3-4.

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