1 Samuel 5:1

Capture of the Ark Provokes God

1 Now the Philistines took the ark of God and 1brought it from Ebenezer to 2Ashdod.

1 Samuel 5:1 In-Context

1 Now the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
2 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it to the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.
3 When the Ashdodites arose early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD . So they took Dagon and set him in his place again.
4 But when they arose early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on 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 on the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon was left to him.
5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor all who enter Dagon's house tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 1 Samuel 4:1; 1 Samuel 7:12
  • 2. Joshua 13:3
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