1 Samuel 5:2 “carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.”

1 Samuel 5:2

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Euen the Philistims tooke ye Arke of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

and the Philistines take the ark of God and bring it into the house of Dagon, and set it near Dagon.

Bible in Basic English

They took the ark of God into the house of Dagon and put it by the side of Dagon.

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Cross references

“of Dagon”

Judges 16:23 1 Chronicles 10:10 Daniel 5:2 Daniel 5:23 Habakkuk 1:11 Habakkuk 1:16

Judges 16:23 · BSB

Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”

1 Chronicles 10:10 · BSB

They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.

Daniel 5:2 · BSB

Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with hi…

Daniel 5:23 · BSB

Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and…

Habakkuk 1:11 · BSB

Then they sweep by like the wind and pass through. They are guilty; their own strength is their god.”

Habakkuk 1:16 · BSB

Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet and burns incense to his fishing net, for by these things his portion is sumptuous and his food is rich.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,

3When 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.

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