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1 Samuel 5:1

AshdodEbenezer
After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,

2 carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.

3 When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.

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BSB
After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,
KJV
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
WEB
Now the Philistines had taken God’s ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
ASV
Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
DARBY
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer to Ashdod.
BLB
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and they brought it in from Eben-ezer to Ashdod.
ÅB
Filistrene tok Guds ark og førte den fra Eben-Eser til Asdod.
OTB
Da filisterne hadde tatt Guds ark, fraktet de den fra Eben-Eser til Asdod.
B1930
Filistrene tok Guds ark og førte den fra Eben-Eser til Asdod.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • 1 Samuel 7:12

    Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”

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  • 1 Samuel 4:1

    Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:22

    “The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.”

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  • Joshua 13:3

    from the Shihor east of Egypt to the territory of Ekron on the north (considered to be Canaanite territory)—that of the five Philistine rulers of Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron, as well as that of the Avvites;

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  • 1 Samuel 4:11

    The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

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  • Acts 8:40

    But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:17–18

    The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”

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  • Joshua 11:22

    No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.

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