King James Version (KJV)
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.”
Verse in context — 1 Samuel 5
1
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.
2
When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
3
And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon [was] fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
4
And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon [was] fallen upon 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 upon the threshold; only [the stump of] Dagon was left to him.
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