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.