1 Samuel 5

¹And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben–ezer unto Ashdod. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 7:121 Sam 4:11 Sam 4:22Josh 13:31 Sam 4:111 Sam 4:17-18Acts 8:40Josh 11:22Ps 78:61

²When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Judg 16:231 Chr 10:10Dan 5:2Dan 5:23Hab 1:11Hab 1:16

³And 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. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Isa 19:1Isa 46:1-2Isa 46:7Mark 3:11Luke 10:18-20Zeph 2:112 Cor 6:14-16Exod 12:12Isa 40:20Isa 41:7

⁴And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon 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 upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Mic 1:7Isa 2:18-19Jer 10:11Jer 50:2Dan 11:8Ezek 6:4-6Isa 27:9

⁵Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Zeph 1:9Ps 115:4-7Josh 5:15Ps 135:15-18

⁶But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 5:11Acts 13:11Deut 28:27Exod 9:3Ps 32:41 Sam 5:7Ps 78:66Job 31:31 Sam 5:91 Sam 6:4-5

⁷And 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. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Exod 12:331 Chr 15:13Jer 48:71 Chr 13:11-131 Sam 4:81 Sam 5:3-41 Sam 6:202 Sam 6:9Exod 10:7Exod 8:28

⁸They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 17:41 Sam 5:11Amos 6:2Zech 12:3

⁹And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 5:61 Sam 7:13Deut 2:151 Sam 12:15Ps 78:661 Sam 5:111 Sam 6:111 Sam 6:4-5Amos 5:19Amos 9:1-4

¹⁰Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Amos 1:82 Kgs 1:2Josh 15:45Judg 1:18

¹¹So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:1 Sam 5:61 Sam 5:8-9Isa 13:7-9Jer 48:42-44

¹²And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven. Copy Many Bible Versions Ask AI Cross Refs:Exod 12:30Amos 5:191 Kgs 19:171 Sam 9:16Isa 15:3-5Jer 14:2Jer 25:34Jer 48:3