emerods. See note on 1 Samuel 5:6,: i.e. models of them in gold; of which, modern "votive offerings "are the lineal descendants. Compare 1 Samuel 6:5.
lords. See note on Joshua 13:3.
Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 6:4
1 Samuel 6:4
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.a