1 Samuel 5:5-7

International Children’s Bible

⁵ So, even today, Dagon’s priests and others who enter his temple at Ashdod refuse to step on the doorsill.

⁶ The Lord punished the people of Ashdod and their neighbors. He gave them much trouble. He gave them growths on their skin. ⁷ The people of Ashdod saw what was happening. They said, “The Ark of the Covenant of the God of Israel can’t stay with us. God is punishing us and Dagon our god.”