1 Samuel 5 (NET)

1 Samuel 5:1¹Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross 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

1 Samuel 5:2²The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the temple of Dagon, where they positioned it beside Dagon.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Judg 16:231 Chr 10:10Dan 5:2Dan 5:23Hab 1:11Hab 1:16

1 Samuel 5:3³When the residents of Ashdod got up early the next day, Dagon was lying on the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set him back in his place.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross 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

1 Samuel 5:4⁴But when they got up early the following day, Dagon was again lying on the ground before the ark of the Lord. The head of Dagon and his two hands were sheared off and were lying at the threshold. Only Dagon’s body was left intact.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mic 1:7Isa 2:18-19Jer 10:11Jer 50:2Dan 11:8Ezek 6:4-6Isa 27:9

1 Samuel 5:5⁵(For this reason, to this very day, neither Dagon’s priests nor anyone else who enters Dagon’s temple steps on Dagon’s threshold in Ashdod.)Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Zeph 1:9Ps 115:4-7Josh 5:15Ps 135:15-18

1 Samuel 5:6⁶The Lord attacked the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross 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

1 Samuel 5:7⁷When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel should not remain with us, for he has attacked both us and our god Dagon!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross 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

1 Samuel 5:8⁸So they assembled all the leaders of the Philistines and asked, “What should we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They replied, “The ark of the God of Israel should be moved to Gath.” So they moved the ark of the God of Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 17:41 Sam 5:11Amos 6:2Zech 12:3

1 Samuel 5:9⁹But after it had been moved the Lord attacked that city as well, causing a great deal of panic. He struck all the people of that city with sores.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross 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

1 Samuel 5:10¹⁰So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But when the ark of God arrived at Ekron, the residents of Ekron cried out saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to kill our people!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Amos 1:82 Kgs 1:2Josh 15:45Judg 1:18

1 Samuel 5:11¹¹So they assembled all the leaders of the Philistines and said, “Get the ark of the God of Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so that it won’t kill us and our people!” The terror of death was throughout the entire city; God was attacking them very severely there.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 5:61 Sam 5:8-9Isa 13:7-9Jer 48:42-44

1 Samuel 5:12¹²The people who did not die were struck with sores; the city’s cry for help went all the way up to heaven.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Exod 12:30Amos 5:191 Kgs 19:171 Sam 9:16Isa 15:3-5Jer 14:2Jer 25:34Jer 48:3