1 Samuel 5:2
carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
1After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,
Cross References
1 Chronicles 10:10They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.
Daniel 5:23Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.
Habakkuk 1:16Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet and burns incense to his fishing net, for by these things his portion is sumptuous and his food is rich.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 5:2-6
The Fall of Dagon. ( b. c. 1120.) 1 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod. 2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. 3 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord . And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again. 4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground… Read the whole commentary →