1 Samuel 5:1WEB
Now the Philistines had taken God’s ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
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1 SamuelWEB
1 Samuel 5:1WEB
Now the Philistines had taken God’s ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
1 Samuel 5:2WEB
The Philistines took God’s ark, and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.
1 Samuel 5:3WEB
When the people of Ashdod arose early on the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before Yahweh’s ark. They took Dagon and set him in his place again.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Samuel 5:4WEB
When they arose early on the following morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before Yahweh’s ark; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold. Only Dagon’s torso was intact.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Samuel 5:5WEB
Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house step on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
1 Samuel 5:6WEB
But Yahweh’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and he destroyed them and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and its borders.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Samuel 5:7WEB
When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel shall not stay with us, for his hand is severe on us and on Dagon our god.”
1 Samuel 5:8WEB
They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried over to Gath.” They carried the ark of the God of Israel there.
1 Samuel 5:9WEB
It was so, that after they had carried it there, Yahweh’s hand was against the city with a very great confusion; and he struck the men of the city, both small and great, so that tumors broke out on them.
“Yahweh” is the divine name in this translation. Many Bibles say “the LORD.”
1 Samuel 5:10WEB
So they sent God’s ark to Ekron. As God’s ark came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to us, to kill us and our people.”
1 Samuel 5:11WEB
They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, “Send the ark of the God of Israel away, and let it go again to its own place, that it not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly panic throughout all the city. The hand of God was very heavy there.
1 Samuel 5:12WEB
The men who didn’t die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible, which is in the public domain.