I Samuel 5

The Philistines and the Ark

1Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it #Ps. 26:8; 78:61; (Jer. 2:11)from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of #1 Sam. 4:1; 7:12Dagon and set it by Dagon. 3And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, #Judg. 16:23–30; 1 Chr. 10:8–10fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and #Is. 19:1; 46:1, 2set it in its place again. 4And when they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. #Is. 46:7The head of Dagon and both the palms of its hands were broken off on the threshold; only Dagon’s torso was left of it. 5Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house #Jer. 50:2; Ezek. 6:4, 6; Mic. 1:7tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.

6But the #Zeph. 1:9hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He #Ex. 9:3; Deut. 2:15; 1 Sam. 5:7; 7:13; Ps. 32:4; 145:20; 147:6ravaged them and struck them with #1 Sam. 6:5tumors, both Ashdod and its #Deut. 28:27; Ps. 78:66territory. 7And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, “The ark of the #Josh. 15:46, 47God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god.” 8Therefore they sent and gathered to themselves all the #1 Sam. 6:5lords of the Philistines, 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 away to #1 Sam. 6:4Gath.” So they carried the ark of the God of Israel away. 9So it was, after they had carried it away, that #Josh. 11:22the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction; and He struck the men of the city, both small and great, and tumors broke out on them.

10Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. So it was, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people!” 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 back to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there. 12And the men who did not die were stricken with the tumors, and the #Deut. 2:15; 1 Sam. 5:11; 7:13; 12:15cry of the city went up to heaven.

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