Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And 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. neither Psalm 115:4-7 The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold, the works of the hands of men. . . . Psalm 135:15-18 The idols of the Gentiles are silver and gold, the works of men's hands. . . . tread Joshua 5:15 Loose, saith he, thy shoes from off thy feet: for the place whereon thou standest is holy. And Joshua did as was commanded him. Zephaniah 1:9 And I will visit in that day upon every one that entereth arrogantly over the threshold: them that fill the house of the Lord their God with iniquity and deceit. Context The Ark Afflicts the Philistines…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.6And the hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Azotians, and he destroyed them, and afflicted Azotus and the coasts thereof with emerods. And in the villages and fields in the midst of that country, there came forth a multitude of mice, and there was the confusion of a great mortality in the city.… Cross References Judges 19:27 And in the morning the man arose, and opened the door, that he might end the journey he had begun: and behold his concubine lay before the door with her hands spread on the threshold. Zephaniah 1:9 And I will visit in that day upon every one that entereth arrogantly over the threshold: them that fill the house of the Lord their God with iniquity and deceit. Lexicon That is why,עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against to עַ֖ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while this הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that day, הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day the priests כֹהֲנֵ֨י (ḵō·hă·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 3548: Priest of Dagon דָג֜וֹן (ḏā·ḡō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1712: Dagon -- a god and an idol of the Philistines and everyone וְכָֽל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every who enters הַבָּאִ֧ים (hab·bā·’îm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go the temple בֵּית־ (bêṯ-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house of Dagon דָּג֛וֹן (dā·ḡō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1712: Dagon -- a god and an idol of the Philistines in Ashdod בְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד (bə·’aš·dō·wḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 795: Ashdod -- a city of the Philistines do not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no step יִדְרְכוּ֩ (yiḏ·rə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1869: To tread, to walk, to string a, bow on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against the threshold. מִפְתַּ֥ן (mip̄·tan) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4670: A stretcher, a sill Additional Translations That is why, to this day, the priests of Dagon and all who enter the temple of Dagon in Ashdod do not step on the threshold.Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day. Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, unto this day. Therefore the priests of Dagon, and every one that enters into the house of Dagon, do not tread upon the threshold of the house of Dagon in Azotus until this day, for they step over. Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any that come into Dagon's house tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day. Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, unto this day. Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshhold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day. Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any who come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, to this day. therefore the priests of Dagon, and all those coming into the house of Dagon, tread not on the threshold of Dagon, in Ashdod, till this day. Jump to Previous Ashdod Dagon Dagon's Doorstep Enter House Others Priest Priests Temple Threshhold Threshold TreadJump to Next Ashdod Dagon Dagon's Doorstep Enter House Others Priest Priests Temple Threshhold Threshold TreadExternal Links 1 Samuel 5:5 NIV1 Samuel 5:5 NLT 1 Samuel 5:5 ESV 1 Samuel 5:5 NASB 1 Samuel 5:5 ASV 1 Samuel 5:5 Bible Apps 1 Samuel 5:5 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 5:5 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 5:5 French Bible 1 Samuel 5:5 German Bible Alphabetical: all any Ashdod at Dagon Dagon's day enter house in is neither nor of on others priests step temple That the Therefore this threshold to tread who why OT History: 1 Samuel 5:5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |