1Now, the Philistines, having taken the ark of God,—brought it in from Eben-ezer, unto Ashdod.stylus1 Samuel 7:12, 1 Samuel 7:12, 1 Samuel 4:1, 1 Samuel 4:1, 1 Samuel 4:222And, when the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon,—and placed it by the side of Dagon.stylusJudges 16:23, Judges 16:23, 1 Chronicles 10:10, Daniel 5:23, Daniel 5:23And, when they of Ashdod rose early on the morrow and entered into the house of Dagon, they looked and lo! Dagon, was lying prostrate on his face to the earth, before the ark of Yahweh,—so they took Dagon and restored him to his place.stylusIsaiah 19:1, Isaiah 19:1, Isaiah 46:1, Isaiah 46:2, Isaiah 46:14And, when they rose up early in the morning of the morrow, lo! Dagon, was lying prostrate on his face to the earth, before the ark of Yahweh—and, the head of Dagon, and both the palms of his hands, had been cut off against the threshold, only, Dagon himself, was left to him.stylusMicah 1:7, Micah 1:7, Isaiah 2:18, Isaiah 2:19, Jeremiah 10:115For this cause, do not the priests of Dagon, nor any that enter into the house of Dagon, tread upon the threshold of Dagon, in Ashdod,—until this day.stylusZephaniah 1:9, Zephaniah 1:9, Psalms 115:4, Psalms 115:7, Psalms 115:46Then was the hand of Yahweh heavy against them of Ashdod, and he astounded them,—and smote with tumours Ashdod and her bounds.stylus1 Samuel 5:11, 1 Samuel 5:11, Deuteronomy 28:27, Exodus 9:3, Psalms 32:47And, when the men of Ashdod saw that, so, it was, then kept they saying, Let not the ark of the God of Israel abide with us, for, hard, is his hand upon us, and upon Dagon our god.stylusExodus 12:33, Exodus 12:33, Jeremiah 46:25, 1 Samuel 4:8, Exodus 8:88So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said—What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they said: To Gath, let the ark of the God of Israel go round. So they took round the ark of the God of Israel.stylus1 Samuel 17:4, 1 Samuel 5:11, Zechariah 12:3, Amos 6:2, 1 Samuel 17:49And so it was, after they had taken it round, then was the hand of Yahweh against the city, with an exceeding great consternation, and he smote the men of the city, from the least, even unto the greatest,—and they brake out with tumours.stylus1 Samuel 5:6, 1 Samuel 5:6, 1 Samuel 7:13, Deuteronomy 2:15, 1 Samuel 7:1310Then sent they the ark of God to Ekron,—and so it was, when the ark of God entered Ekron, that the Ekronites made outcry, saying—They have brought round unto me the ark of the God of Israel, to slay me, and my people!stylusAmos 1:8, Amos 1:8, Judges 1:18, 2 Kings 1:2, Joshua 15:4511So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said—Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and restore it to its own place, that it slay not me, and my people. For there had come a deadly consternation, throughout all the city, heavy exceedingly, was the hand of God there.stylus1 Samuel 5:6, 1 Samuel 5:6, Jeremiah 48:42, Jeremiah 48:44, Isaiah 13:712And, the men who died not, were smitten with the tumours,—so the cry of the city for help, ascended the heavens.stylusExodus 12:30, Exodus 12:30, Amos 5:19, Amos 5:19, Jeremiah 48:3