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1 Samuel 5:1

AshdodEbenezer
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.

2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

3 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.

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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.

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  • 1 Samuel 7:12

    Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:1

    And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:22

    And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.

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  • Joshua 13:3

    From Sihor, which is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron northward, which is counted to the Canaanite: five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites; also the Avites:

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  • 1 Samuel 4:11

    And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

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  • Acts 8:40

    But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cæsarea.

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  • 1 Samuel 4:17–18

    And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

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  • Joshua 11:22

    There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained.

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