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Then the Ashdodites arose early the next morning, and behold, (A)Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh. So they took Dagon and (B)set him in his place again. But they arose early the next morning, and behold, (C)Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh. And the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold; [a]only the trunk of Dagon was left to him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 5:4 As in ancient versions; Heb only Dagon

So the (A)craftsman strengthens the (B)smelter,
And he who smooths metal with the hammer strengthens him who beats the anvil,
Saying of the soldering, “It is good”;
And he strengthens it with nails,
(C)So that it will not be shaken.

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They (A)carry it upon the shoulder and bear it;
They set it in its place, and it stands there.
(B)It does not move from its place.
Though one may cry to it, it (C)cannot answer;
It (D)cannot save him from his distress.

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