1Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

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1 Samuel 7:12, 1 Samuel 7:12, 1 Samuel 4:1, 1 Samuel 4:1, 1 Samuel 4:22

2The Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

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Judges 16:23, Judges 16:23, 1 Chronicles 10:10, Daniel 5:23, Daniel 5:2

3When they of Ashdod arose early on the next day, behold, Dagon was fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. They took Dagon, and set him in his place again.

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Isaiah 19:1, Isaiah 19:1, Isaiah 46:1, Isaiah 46:2, Isaiah 46:1

4When they arose early on the next day morning, behold, Dagon was fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold. Only Dagon's torso was intact.

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Micah 1:7, Micah 1:7, Isaiah 2:18, Isaiah 2:19, Jeremiah 10:11

5Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any who come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, to this day.

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Zephaniah 1:9, Zephaniah 1:9, Psalms 115:4, Psalms 115:7, Psalms 115:4

6But the hand of the Lord was heavy on them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and its borders.

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1 Samuel 5:11, 1 Samuel 5:11, Deuteronomy 28:27, Exodus 9:3, Psalms 32:4

7When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, "The ark of the God of Israel shall not stay with us; for his hand is severe on us, and on Dagon our god."

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Exodus 12:33, Exodus 12:33, Jeremiah 46:25, 1 Samuel 4:8, Exodus 8:8

8They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them, and said, "What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?" They answered, "Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried over to Gath." They carried the ark of the God of Israel there.

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1 Samuel 17:4, 1 Samuel 5:11, Zechariah 12:3, Amos 6:2, 1 Samuel 17:4

9It was so, that after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great confusion: and he struck the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors broke out on them.

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1 Samuel 5:6, 1 Samuel 5:6, 1 Samuel 7:13, Deuteronomy 2:15, 1 Samuel 7:13

10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. It happened, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, "They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people."

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Amos 1:8, Amos 1:8, Judges 1:18, 2 Kings 1:2, Joshua 15:45

11They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, "Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it not kill us and our people." For there was a deadly confusion throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

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1 Samuel 5:6, 1 Samuel 5:6, Jeremiah 48:42, Jeremiah 48:44, Isaiah 13:7

12The men who did not die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

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Exodus 12:30, Exodus 12:30, Amos 5:19, Amos 5:19, Jeremiah 48:3