1 Samuel · American Standard Version (1901)
1 Samuel 5 American Standard Version (1901)
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · About the recordings
1 Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
1 Now the Philistines had taken God’s ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
2 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
2 The Philistines took God’s ark, and 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 ground before the ark of Jehovah. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
3 When the people of Ashdod arose early on the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before Yahweh’s ark. 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 Jehovah; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [lay] cut off upon the threshold; only [the stump of] Dagon was left to him.
4 When they arose early on the following morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before Yahweh’s ark; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold. Only Dagon’s torso was intact.
5 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.
5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house step on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
6 But the hand of Jehovah was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with tumors, even Ashdod and the borders thereof.
6 But Yahweh’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and he destroyed them and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and its borders.
7 And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us; for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
7 When 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.”
8 They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel [thither].
8 They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, 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.
9 And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of Jehovah was against the city with a very great discomfiture: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors brake out upon them.
9 It was so, that after they had carried it there, Yahweh’s hand was against the city with a very great confusion; and he struck the men of the city, both small and great, so that tumors broke out on them.
10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, 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 slay us and our people.
10 So they sent God’s ark to Ekron. As God’s ark came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to us, to kill us and our people.”
11 They 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 slay us not, and our people. For there was a deadly discomfiture throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
11 They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, “Send the ark of the God of Israel away, and let it go again to its own place, that it not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly panic throughout all the city. The hand of God was very heavy there.
12 And the men that died not were smitten with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
12 The men who didn’t die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
Cross references (12)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Samuel 7:12; 1 Samuel 4:1; 1 Samuel 4:22; Joshua 13:3; 1 Samuel 4:11
- 2 Judges 16:23; Daniel 5:2; 1 Chronicles 10:10; Daniel 5:23; Habakkuk 1:16
- 3 Isaiah 19:1; Isaiah 46:1–2; Isaiah 46:7; Mark 3:11; Zephaniah 2:11
- 4 Micah 1:7; Isaiah 2:18–19; Jeremiah 50:2; Jeremiah 10:11; Isaiah 27:9
- 5 Zephaniah 1:9; Psalm 115:4–7; Joshua 5:15; Psalm 135:15–18
- 6 1 Samuel 5:11; Psalm 32:4; Acts 13:11; Deuteronomy 28:27; Exodus 9:3
- 7 Exodus 12:33; 1 Chronicles 15:13; Jeremiah 48:7; 1 Samuel 5:3–4; Exodus 8:8
- 8 1 Samuel 5:11; Zechariah 12:3; Amos 6:2; 1 Samuel 17:4
- 9 1 Samuel 5:6; 1 Samuel 7:13; Deuteronomy 2:15; 1 Samuel 12:15; Psalm 78:66
- 10 Amos 1:8; 2 Kings 1:2; Joshua 15:45; Judges 1:18
- 11 1 Samuel 5:6; 1 Samuel 5:8–9; Isaiah 13:7–9; Jeremiah 48:42–44
- 12 Exodus 12:30; Amos 5:19; Jeremiah 14:2; 1 Kings 19:17; 1 Samuel 9:16
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