When the Ashdodites arose early the next morning, behold, (A)Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and (B)set him in his place again. But when they arose early the next morning, behold, (C)Dagon 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; [a]only the trunk of Dagon was left to him.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 5:4 So with ancient versions; Heb only Dagon

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

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“They (A)lift it upon the shoulder and carry 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 deliver him from his distress.

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