1 Then the Philistines took the ark of God, and they transported it from the Stone of Assistance into Ashdod.
2 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and carried it into the temple of Dagon. And they stationed it beside Dagon.
3 And when the Ashdodites had risen up at first light on the next day, behold, Dagon was lying prone on the ground before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and they set him again in his place.
4 And again, on the next day, rising up in the morning, they found Dagon lying on his face upon the ground, before the ark of the Lord. But the head of Dagon, and both palms of his hands had been cut off upon the threshold.
5 Moreover, only the trunk of Dagon remained in its place. For this reason, the priests of Dagon, and all who enter his temple, do not tread upon the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, even to this day.
6 Now the hand of the Lord weighed heavily upon the Ashdodites, and he destroyed them. And he struck Ashdod and its borders at the inner part of the buttocks. And in the villages and fields, in the midst of that region, mice rose up and burst forth. And this caused a great tumult unto death in the city.
7 Then the men of Ashdod, seeing this kind of plague, said: “The ark of the God of Israel shall not remain with us. For his hand is harsh, over us and over Dagon, our god.”
8 And sending, they gathered together all the princes of the Philistines to them, and they said, “What shall we do about the ark of the God of Israel?” And the Gathites responded, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be led around.” And they led the ark of the God of Israel around.
9 And as they were carrying it around, the hand of the Lord fell upon every single city with an exceedingly great slaughter. And he struck down the men of each and every city, from the small even to the great. And cysts were festering at their buttocks. And the Gathites took counsel, and they made for themselves seat covers from pelts.
10 Therefore, they sent the ark of God into Ekron. And when the ark of God had arrived at Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, so that it may kill us and our people!”
11 And so they sent and gathered together all the princes of the Philistines, and they said: “Release the ark of the God of Israel, and return it to its own place. And let it not kill us, with our people.”
12 For the fear of death fell upon every single city, and the hand of God was very heavy. Also, the men who did not die were being afflicted in the inner part of the buttocks. And the wailing of each city was ascending to heaven.
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1 Samuel 5 describes the capture of the ark of the covenant by the Philistines and the problems they faced as a result of taking the sacred object of Israel. The chapter highlights the superiority of the God of Israel over the gods of the Philistines and how he manifested himself in judgment against pagan idols. Here are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Exodus 20:3-5: "Thou shalt not have other gods before me. Thou shalt not make any idol, no image of anything in heaven, on earth, or in the waters under the earth. Thou shalt not prostrate before them or worship them worship , because I, the Lord your God, I am a jealous God. " This verse emphasizes the importance of worshiping only the true God and not putting any other God before Him, which the Philistines ignored by trying to worship their idols.
Psalm 96:5: "For all the gods of peoples are idols, but the Lord has made the heavens." This verse highlights the superiority of the true God in relation to the false gods that people can worship.
Isaiah 42:8: "I am the Lord; this is my name! I will not give another my glory, nor images my praise." This verse emphasizes that God is the only one worthy of worship and praise and that He will not share His glory with idols or other gods.
Jeremiah 10:10-11: "But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God, the Eternal King. When He will be wrapped, the earth shakes; nations do not support His furor." This verse highlights the living and powerful nature of God and how he can exercise judgment on the nations that disobey him.
1 Corinthians 10:20-22: "No, but what the pagans sacrifice is offered to demons, not God, and I do not want you to have communion with demons. You cannot drink from the chalice of the Lord and the chalice of demons. cannot participate in the table of the Lord and the table of demons. Or will we cause jealousy in the Lord? We are stronger than Him? " This verse emphasizes the importance of not mixing worship with God with pagan practices or worship with idols.
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