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1 Samuel 5:2-4
International Standard Version
1 Samuel 5:2-4
International Standard Version
2 Then the Philistines took the Ark of God, brought it to the temple of Dagon,[a] and placed it beside Dagon. 3 When the people of Ashdod got up the next morning, there was Dagon, lying on the ground in front of the Ark of the Lord. They took Dagon and put him back in his place. 4 But when they got up the next morning, there was Dagon, lying on the ground again in front of the Ark of the Lord. Dagon’s head and both of his arms[b] were broken off and lying on the threshold.[c] Only the trunk of[d] Dagon was left intact.[e]
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- 1 Samuel 5:2 Dagon was the principal deity of the Philistines.
- 1 Samuel 5:4 Lit. both of the palms of his hands
- 1 Samuel 5:4 Lit. broken off on the threshold
- 1 Samuel 5:4 The Heb. lacks the trunk of
- 1 Samuel 5:4 Lit. on it
1 Samuel 5:2-4
New International Version
1 Samuel 5:2-4
New International Version
2 Then they carried the ark into Dagon’s temple and set it beside Dagon.(A) 3 When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen(B) on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord! They took Dagon and put him back in his place. 4 But the following morning when they rose, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord! His head and hands had been broken(C) off and were lying on the threshold; only his body remained.
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