Judges 16:23 “Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sa…”

Judges 16:23

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.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

The lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.”

American Standard Version

And the lords of the Philistines gathered them together 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then the Princes of the Philistims gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice vnto Dagon their god, and to reioyce: for they said, Our god hath deliuered Samson our enemie into our handes.

Darby Translation

Then the lords of the Philistines gathered together to sacrifice a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands.

Young's Literal Translation

and the princes of the Philistines have been gathered together to sacrifice a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; and they say, 'Our god hath given into our hand Samson our enemy.'

Bible in Basic English

And the chiefs of the Philistines came together to make a great offering to Dagon their god, and to be glad; for they said, Our god has given into our hands Samson our hater.

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Cross references

“Dagon”

1 Samuel 5:2–5 Jeremiah 2:11 Micah 4:5 Romans 1:23–25 1 Corinthians 10:20 1 Corinthians 8:4

1 Samuel 5:2–5 · BSB

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

Jeremiah 2:11 · BSB

Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.

Micah 4:5 · BSB

Though all the nations may walk in the name of their gods, yet we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.

Romans 1:23–25 · BSB

and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.

1 Corinthians 10:20 · BSB

No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.

1 Corinthians 8:4 · BSB

So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.

“to rejoice”

Proverbs 24:17 Job 30:9 Job 30:10 Psalm 35:15 Psalm 35:16

Proverbs 24:17 · BSB

Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,

Job 30:9 · BSB

And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.

Job 30:10 · BSB

They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

Psalm 35:15 · BSB

But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.

Psalm 35:16 · BSB

Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.

Also

1 Chronicles 10:10

1 Chronicles 10:10 · BSB

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

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

In context

22However, the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved.

24And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”

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