1 Samuel 5:2

Euen the Philistims tooke ye Arke of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

In Context

1Then the Philistims tooke the Arke of God and caried it from Eben-ezer vnto Ashdod,

3And when they of Ashdod rose the next day in the morning, beholde, Dagon was fallen vpon his face on the ground before the Arke of the Lord, and they tooke vp Dagon, and set him in his place againe.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 10:10And they layd vp his armour in the house of their god, and set vp his head in the house of Dagon.

Daniel 5:23But hast lift thy selfe vp against the Lord of heauen, and they haue brought the vessels of his House before thee, and thou and thy princes, thy wiues and thy concubines haue drunke wine in them, and thou hast praysed the gods of siluer and golde, of brasse, yron, wood and stone, which neither see, neither heare, nor vnderstand: and the God in whose hand thy breath is and all thy wayes, him hast thou not glorified.

Habakkuk 1:16Therefore they sacrifice vnto their net, and burne incense vnto their yarne, because by them their portion is fat and their meat plenteous.

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 →

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