Now the Philistines took
the ark
of God
and abrought
it from Ebenezer
to bAshdod
.
Then the Philistines took
the ark
of God
and brought
it to athe house
of Dagon
and set
it by Dagon
.
When the Ashdodites arose
early
the next
morning
, behold
, aDagon
had fallen
on his face
to the ground
before
the ark
of the LORD
. So they took
Dagon
and bset
him in his place
again
.
But when they arose early
the next
morning
, behold
, aDagon
had fallen
on 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
on the threshold
; 1only
the trunk of Dagon
was left
to him.
Therefore neither
the priests
of Dagon
nor
all
who enter
Dagon's
house
atread
on the threshold
of Dagon
in Ashdod
to this
day
.
Now athe hand of the LORD
was heavy
on the Ashdodites
, and bHe ravaged
them and smote
them with ctumors
, both Ashdod
and its territories
.
When the men of Ashdod
saw
that it was so
, they said
, "The ark
of the God
of Israel
must not remain
with us, for His hand
is severe
on us and on Dagon
our god
."
So they sent and agathered
all
the lords
of the Philistines
to them and said
, "What
shall we do
with the ark
of the God
of Israel
?" And they said
, "Let the ark
of the God
of Israel
be brought
around
to Gath
." And they brought
the ark
of the God
of Israel
around.
After they had brought
it around
, athe hand
of the LORD
was against the city
with very
great
confusion
; and He smote
the men
of the city
, both
young
and old
, so that btumors
broke
out on them.
So they sent the ark
of God
to Ekron
. And as the ark
of God
came
to Ekron
the Ekronites
cried
out, saying
, "They have brought
the ark
of the God
of Israel
around
to 1us, to kill
1us and 2our people
."
They asent therefore and gathered
all
the lords
of the Philistines
and said
, "Send
away
the ark
of the God
of Israel
, and let it return
to its own place
, so
that it will not kill
1us and 2our people
." For there was a deadly
confusion
throughout
the city
; bthe hand
of God
was very
heavy
there
.
And the men who
did not die
were smitten
with tumors
and athe cry
of the city
went
up to heaven
.