Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation Early the following morning they saw that the statue had again fallen down in front of the Covenant Box. This time its head and both its arms were broken off and were lying in the doorway; only the body was left. ( New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the next day again, when they rose in the morning, they found Dagon lying upon his face on the earth before the ark of the Lord: and the head of Dagon, and both the palms of his hands, were cut off upon the threshold: the head Isaiah 2:18,19 And idols shall be utterly destroyed. . . . Isaiah 27:9 Therefore upon this shall the iniquity of the house of Jacob be forgiven: and this is all the fruit, that the sin thereof should be taken away, when he shall have made all the stones of the altar, as burnt stones broken in pieces, the groves and temples shall not stand. Jeremiah 10:11 Thus then shall you say to them: The gods that have not made heaven and earth, let them perish from the earth, and from among those places that are under heaven. Jeremiah 50:2 Declare ye among the nations, and publish it, lift up a standard: proclaim, and conceal it not: say: Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is overthrown, their graven things are confounded, their idols are overthrown. Ezekiel 6:4-6 And I will throw down your altars, and your idols shall be broken in pieces: and I will cast down your slain before your idols. . . . Daniel 11:8 And he shall also carry away captive into Egypt their gods, and their graven things, and their precious vessels of gold and silver: he shall prevail against the king of the north. Micah 1:7 And I will make Samaria as a heap of stones in the field when a vineyard is planted: and I will bring down the stones thereof into the valley, and will lay her foundations bare. 1 Samuel 5:4 And the next day again, when they rose in the morning, they found Dagon lying upon his face on the earth before the ark of the Lord: and the head of Dagon, and both the palms of his hands, were cut off upon the threshold: ; Desinat in poscem, mulier formosa superne: `The upper part a handsome woman, and the lower part a fish.' If such was the form of this idol, then everything that was human was broken off from what resembled a fish. the stump. Context The Ark Afflicts the Philistines…3And when the Azotians arose early the next day, behold Dagon lay upon his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord: and they took Dagon, and set him again in his place. 4And the next day again, when they rose in the morning, they found Dagon lying upon his face on the earth before the ark of the Lord: and the head of Dagon, and both the palms of his hands, were cut off upon the threshold:5And only the stump of Dagon remained in its place. For this cause neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that go into the temple, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Azotus unto this day.… Cross References 1 Samuel 6:5 According to the number of the provinces of the Philistines you shall make five golden emerods, and five golden mice: for the same plague hath been upon you all, and upon your lords. And you shall make the likeness of your emerods, and the likeness of the mice, that have destroyed the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel: to see if he will take off his hand from you, and from your gods, and from your land. Isaiah 40:20 He hath chosen strong wood, and that will not rot: the skilful workman seeketh how he may set up an idol that may not be moved. Ezekiel 6:4 And I will throw down your altars, and your idols shall be broken in pieces: and I will cast down your slain before your idols. Ezekiel 6:6 In all your dwelling places. The cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be thrown down, and destroyed, and your altars shall be abolished, and shall be broken in pieces: and your idols shall be no more, and your temples shall be destroyed, and your works shall be defaced. Micah 1:7 And I will make Samaria as a heap of stones in the field when a vineyard is planted: and I will bring down the stones thereof into the valley, and will lay her foundations bare. Jump to Previous Ark Cut Dagon Early Hands Head Lay Morning Morrow Palms Stump Threshhold ThresholdJump to Next Ark Cut Dagon Early Hands Head Lay Morning Morrow Palms Stump Threshhold ThresholdLinks 1 Samuel 5:4 NIV1 Samuel 5:4 NLT 1 Samuel 5:4 ESV 1 Samuel 5:4 NASB 1 Samuel 5:4 Bible Apps 1 Samuel 5:4 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 5:4 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 5:4 French Bible 1 Samuel 5:4 German Bible Alphabetical: and ark arose been before behold body both broken But cut Dagon early face fallen following ground had hands head him his left LORD lying morning next of off on only palms remained rose the there they threshold to trunk was were when OT History: 1 Samuel 5:4 When they arose early on the next (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |