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1 Samuel 5:4-6
Evangelical Heritage Version

4 When they got up early the following morning, it had happened again! There was Dagon, fallen facedown in front of the Ark of the Lord. The head of Dagon and both of his hands were broken off and were lying on the threshold. Only Dagon’s torso[a] was intact. 5 That is why the priests of Dagon and any people who enter Dagon’s temple in Ashdod do not step on the threshold of Dagon to this day.

6 Then the Lord’s hand was heavy against the people of Ashdod. He devastated them and struck them with tumors.[b] He struck Ashdod and its surrounding territory.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 5:4 The word torso is not in the Hebrew text, but it is supported by the ancient versions.
  2. 1 Samuel 5:6 Or swellings or hemorrhoids. The marginal notes to the Hebrew text suggest a euphemistic substitute. This supports the understanding that the affliction was something like anal tumors or hemorrhoids.
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