1 Samuel 5:2

When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

When the Philistines {H6430} took {H3947} the ark {H727} of God {H430}, they brought {H935} it into the house {H1004} of Dagon {H1712}, and set {H3322} it by {H681} Dagon {H1712}.

Then the P'lishtim took the ark of God, brought it to the temple of Dagon and set it next to Dagon.

carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.

And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

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Cross-References

  • Judges 16:23 (5 votes)

    Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

  • 1 Chronicles 10:10 (3 votes)

    And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.

  • Daniel 5:23 (3 votes)

    But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath [is], and whose [are] all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

  • Daniel 5:2 (3 votes)

    Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which [was] in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.

  • Habakkuk 1:16 (2 votes)

    Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion [is] fat, and their meat plenteous.

  • Habakkuk 1:11 (2 votes)

    Then shall [his] mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, [imputing] this his power unto his god.