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1 Samuel 5:2

Dagon

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

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.

4 But when they got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD, with his head and his hands broken off and lying on the threshold. Only the torso remained.

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BSB
carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.
KJV
When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
WEB
The Philistines took God’s ark, and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.
ASV
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
DARBY
And the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
BLB
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and they brought it into the house of Dagon and set it beside Dagon.
ÅB
Der tok filistrene Guds ark og førte den inn i Dagons hus og stilte den opp ved siden av Dagon.
OTB
De bar arken inn i Dagons tempel og plasserte den ved siden av Dagon.
B1930
Der tok filistrene Guds ark og førte den inn i Dagons hus og stilte den op ved siden av Dagon.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Judges 16:23

    Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”

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  • Daniel 5:2

    Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.

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  • 1 Chronicles 10:10

    They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.

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  • Daniel 5:23

    Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.

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  • Habakkuk 1:16

    Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet and burns incense to his fishing net, for by these things his portion is sumptuous and his food is rich.

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  • Habakkuk 1:11

    Then they sweep by like the wind and pass on through. They are guilty; their own strength is their god.”

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