7 And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said , The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
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When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the god of Israel must not stay here with us, because his hand is heavy on us and on Dagon our god.”