1 Samuel 5:2
And, when the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon,—and placed it by the side of Dagon.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
1Now, the Philistines, having taken the ark of God,—brought it in from Eben-ezer, unto Ashdod.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 10:10And they put his armour, in the house of their gods,—but, his skull, fastened they up, in the house of Dagon.
Daniel 5:23but, against the Lord of the heavens, hast uplifted thyself, and, the vessels of his house, have they brought before thee, and, thou, and thy nobles, thy wives and thy concubines, have been drinking, wine, therein, and, gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which see not nor hear nor know, hast thou praised,—whereas, God, in whose hand thy breath is and whose are all thy ways, him, hast thou not glorified.
Habakkuk 1:16On which account, he is glad and exulteth: on which account, he sacrificeth to his Net, and burneth incense to his Drag; because, thereby, rich, is his portion, and his food—fatness!
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 →