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1 Samuel 5:4

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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.

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1Now the Philistines had taken God’s ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
2The Philistines took God’s ark, and brought it into the house of Dagon) and set it by Dagon.
3When 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.
4When 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.
5Therefore neither the priests of Dagon)) nor any who come into Dagon’s house step on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
6But Yahweh’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod), and he destroyed them and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and its borders.
7When 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.”

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