9 Bible results for “dagon” from 
New International Version.dropdown
 Results 1-9. 
Filter by dropdown
dropdown
results per page

Suggested result

1 Samuel 5

The Ark in Ashdod and Ekron

After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. Then they carried the ark into Dagon’s temple and set it beside Dagon. When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord! They took Dagon and put him back in his place. ...

Bible search results

  1. Gederoth, Beth Dagon, Naamah and Makkedah—sixteen towns and their villages.
  2. It then turned east toward Beth Dagon, touched Zebulun and the Valley of Iphtah El, and went north to Beth Emek and Neiel, passing Kabul on the left.
  3. The Death of Samson

    Now the rulers of the Philistines assembled to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate, saying, “Our god has delivered Samson, our enemy, into our hands.”
  4. Then they carried the ark into Dagon’s temple and set it beside Dagon.
  5. When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord! They took Dagon and put him back in his place.
  6. But the following morning when they rose, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord! His head and hands had been broken off and were lying on the threshold; only his body remained.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.”
  9. They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung up his head in the temple of Dagon.
New International Version (NIV)

Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

7 topical index results for “dagon”

ASHDOD : Dagon's temple in, where the ark of the covenant was put temporarily (1 Samuel 5)
GAZA » Also called AZZAH » A temple of Dagon, situated at (Judges 16:23)
MIRACLES » CATALOGUE OF » The falling of the god Dagon (1 Samuel 5:1-4)
SUPERSTITION » INSTANCES OF » Philistines, refusing to step on the threshold of the temple of Dagon after the image of Dagon had repeatedly fallen upon it (1 Samuel 5:5)