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World English Bible

1 Samuel 5 (WEBP)

[1] Now the Philistines had taken God’s ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
[2] The Philistines took God’s ark, and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.
[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] 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 who come into Dagon’s house step on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
[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] 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 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] 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 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 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] The men who didn’t die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 5 (KJVS)

[1] And the Philistines took () the ark of God, and brought () it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
[2] When the Philistines took () the ark of God, they 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 earth before the ark of the Lord. And 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 the Lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off () upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left () to him.
[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.
[6] But the hand of the Lord was heavy () upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed () them, and smote () them with emerods, () even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
[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.
[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 about () thither.
[9] And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, () the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote () the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods () in their secret parts. ()
[10] Therefore 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.
[11] So they sent () and gathered together () all the lords of the Philistines, and said, () Send away () the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again () to his own place, that it slay () us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy () there.
[12] And the men that died () not were smitten () with the emerods: () and the cry of the city went up () to heaven.

1 Samuel 5:4 Or, the filthy part

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 5 (BYZ)

[1] και αλλοφυλοι ελαβον την κιβωτον του θεου και εισηνεγκαν αυτην εξ αβεννεζερ εις αζωτον
[2] και ελαβον αλλοφυλοι την κιβωτον κυριου και εισηνεγκαν αυτην εις οικον δαγων και παρεστησαν αυτην παρα δαγων
[3] και ωρθρισαν οι αζωτιοι και εισηλθον εις οικον δαγων και ειδον και ιδου δαγων πεπτωκως επι προσωπον αυτου ενωπιον κιβωτου του θεου και ηγειραν τον δαγων και κατεστησαν εις τον τοπον αυτου και εβαρυνθη χειρ κυριου επι τους αζωτιους και εβασανισεν αυτους και επαταξεν αυτους εις τας εδρας αυτων την αζωτον και τα ορια αυτης
[4] και εγενετο οτε ωρθρισαν το πρωι και ιδου δαγων πεπτωκως επι προσωπον αυτου ενωπιον κιβωτου διαθηκης κυριου και η κεφαλη δαγων και αμφοτερα τα ιχνη χειρων αυτου αφηρημενα επι τα εμπροσθια αμαφεθ εκαστον και αμφοτεροι οι καρποι των χειρων αυτου πεπτωκοτες επι το προθυρον πλην η ραχις δαγων υπελειφθη
[5] δια τουτο ουκ επιβαινουσιν οι ιερεις δαγων και πας ο εισπορευομενος εις οικον δαγων επι βαθμον οικου δαγων εν αζωτω εως της ημερας ταυτης οτι υπερβαινοντες υπερβαινουσιν
[6] και εβαρυνθη χειρ κυριου επι αζωτον και επηγαγεν αυτοις και εξεζεσεν αυτοις εις τας ναυς και μεσον της χωρας αυτης ανεφυησαν μυες και εγενετο συγχυσις θανατου μεγαλη εν τη πολει
[7] και ειδον οι ανδρες αζωτου οτι ουτως και λεγουσιν οτι ου καθησεται κιβωτος του θεου ισραηλ μεθ ημων οτι σκληρα χειρ αυτου εφ ημας και επι δαγων θεον ημων
[8] και αποστελλουσιν και συναγουσιν τους σατραπας των αλλοφυλων προς αυτους και λεγουσιν τι ποιησωμεν κιβωτω θεου ισραηλ και λεγουσιν οι γεθθαιοι μετελθετω κιβωτος του θεου προς ημας και μετηλθεν κιβωτος του θεου εις γεθθα
[9] και εγενηθη μετα το μετελθειν αυτην και γινεται χειρ κυριου εν τη πολει ταραχος μεγας σφοδρα και επαταξεν τους ανδρας της πολεως απο μικρου εως μεγαλου και επαταξεν αυτους εις τας εδρας αυτων και εποιησαν εαυτοις οι γεθθαιοι εδρας
[10] και εξαποστελλουσιν την κιβωτον του θεου εις ασκαλωνα και εγενηθη ως εισηλθεν κιβωτος θεου εις ασκαλωνα και εβοησαν οι ασκαλωνιται λεγοντες τι απεστρεψατε προς ημας την κιβωτον του θεου ισραηλ θανατωσαι ημας και τον λαον ημων
[11] και εξαποστελλουσιν και συναγουσιν τους σατραπας των αλλοφυλων και ειπον εξαποστειλατε την κιβωτον του θεου ισραηλ και καθισατω εις τον τοπον αυτης και ου μη θανατωση ημας και τον λαον ημων οτι εγενηθη συγχυσις θανατου εν ολη τη πολει βαρεια σφοδρα ως εισηλθεν κιβωτος θεου ισραηλ εκει
[12] και οι ζωντες και ουκ αποθανοντες επληγησαν εις τας εδρας και ανεβη η κραυγη της πολεως εις τον ουρανον