1 Samuel 5

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 5 of 31

¹ And the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

² And the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it to the house of Dagon, and set it near Dagon.

³ And the men of Ashdod rose early on the next day. And, behold! Dagon had fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of Jehovah! And they took Dagon and put it back in its place.

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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.

Key Hebrew Words

אֲרוֹן ark H727 · TWOT 166a

יָד hand (of Jehovah) H3027 · TWOT 844

טְחֹר hemorrhoids H2914 · TWOT 803a

מִפְתָּן threshold H4670 · TWOT 1858b

סֶ֫רֶן Philistine lords H5633 · TWOT 1547

מְהוּמָה destruction, tumult H4103 · TWOT 486a

Timeline

The Ark in the House of Dagon

The Philistines bring the captured Ark of God to Ashdod and set it beside the statue of their god Dagon.

1 Samuel 5:1-2

Dagon Falls Before the Ark

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.

1 Samuel 5:3-5

Plague of Hemorrhoids in Ashdod

Jehovah heavily strikes Ashdod and its borders with hemorrhoids, prompting the local men to demand the Ark be sent away.

1 Samuel 5:6-8

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