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1 Samuel 5:5-7
New King James Version
1 Samuel 5:5-7
New King James Version
5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house (A)tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
6 But the (B)hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He (C)ravaged them and struck them with (D)tumors,[a] both Ashdod and its (E)territory. 7 And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, “The ark of the (F)God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god.”
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- 1 Samuel 5:6 Probably bubonic plague. LXX, Vg. add And in the midst of their land rats sprang up, and there was a great death panic in the city.
1 Samuel 5:5-7
New International Version
1 Samuel 5:5-7
New International Version
5 That is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor any others who enter Dagon’s temple at Ashdod step on the threshold.(A)
6 The Lord’s hand(B) was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation(C) on them and afflicted them with tumors.[a](D) 7 When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the god of Israel must not stay here with us, because his hand is heavy on us and on Dagon our god.”
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 5:6 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate tumors. And rats appeared in their land, and there was death and destruction throughout the city
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