1 Samuel 5:3

And 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.

And when they of Ashdod {H796} arose early {H7925} on the morrow {H4283}, behold, Dagon {H1712} was fallen {H5307} upon his face {H6440} to the earth {H776} before {H6440} the ark {H727} of the LORD {H3068}. And they took {H3947} Dagon {H1712}, and set {H7725} him in his place {H4725} again {H7725}.

But early the next morning, when the people of Ashdod got up, there was Dagon, fallen down with his face to the ground before the ark of ADONAI. They took Dagon and set him in his place again;

When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.

And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of Jehovah. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 19:1 (8 votes)

    ¶ The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.

  • Isaiah 46:1 (7 votes)

    ¶ Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages [were] heavy loaden; [they are] a burden to the weary [beast].

  • Isaiah 46:2 (7 votes)

    They stoop, they bow down together; they could not deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

  • Isaiah 46:7 (5 votes)

    They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he not remove: yea, [one] shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor save him out of his trouble.

  • Zephaniah 2:11 (3 votes)

    The LORD [will be] terrible unto them: for he will famish all the gods of the earth; and [men] shall worship him, every one from his place, [even] all the isles of the heathen.

  • Jeremiah 10:8 (2 votes)

    But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock [is] a doctrine of vanities.

  • Psalms 97:7 (2 votes)

    Confounded be all they that serve graven images, that boast themselves of idols: worship him, all [ye] gods.