KJV King James Version
When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Samuel 5:2
When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.
WEB World English Bible
The Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
ASV American Standard Version
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the Philistines take the ark of God and bring it into the house of Dagon, and set it near Dagon.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 5
1 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer 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.
4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon [was] fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [were] cut off upon the threshold; only [the stump of] Dagon was left to him.
5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיִּקְח֤וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeפְלִשְׁתִּים֙H6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲר֣וֹןH727 · a.ronarkהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםH430 · e.lo.himGodוַיָּבִ֥יאוּH935 · boto come (in): comeאֹת֖וֹH853 · et[Obj.]בֵּ֣יתH1004 · betplaceדָּג֑וֹןH1712 · da.gonDagonוַיַּצִּ֥יגוּH3322 · ya.tsagto setאֹת֖וֹH853 · et[Obj.]אֵ֥צֶלH681 · e.tselbesideדָּגֽוֹן׃H1712 · da.gonDagon
Cross-references
Judges 16:23Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.Daniel 5:23But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath [is], and whose [are] all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:Daniel 5:2Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which [was] in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.1 Chronicles 10:10And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.Habakkuk 1:16Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion [is] fat, and their meat plenteous.Habakkuk 1:11Then shall [his] mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, [imputing] this his power unto his god.
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