1 Samuel 5
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 5 of 31
Chapter Summary
The Philistines set the ark in the house of Dagon. Dagon falls in pieces, and the people of Ashdod stricken with hemorrhoids. So Jehovah deals with the people of Gath, and the people of Ekron.
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People & Context
The Philistines bring the captured Ark of God to Ashdod and set it beside the statue of their god Dagon.
On two consecutive mornings, the idol Dagon is found fallen face-down before the Ark, the second time with its head and hands cut off at the threshold…
Jehovah heavily strikes Ashdod and its borders with hemorrhoids, prompting the local men to demand the Ark be sent away.
Timeline
The Philistines bring the captured Ark of God to Ashdod and set it beside the statue of their god Dagon.
1 Samuel 5:1-2On two consecutive mornings, the idol Dagon is found fallen face-down before the Ark, the second time with its head and hands cut off at the threshold.
1 Samuel 5:3-5Jehovah heavily strikes Ashdod and its borders with hemorrhoids, prompting the local men to demand the Ark be sent away.
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