1 Samuel 5:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.”

1 Samuel 5:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 5:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 5:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The Philistines took God’s ark, and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.”

1 Samuel 5:2 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 5:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. ”

1 Samuel 5:2 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 5:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the Philistines take the ark of God and bring it into the house of Dagon, and set it near Dagon.”

1 Samuel 5:2 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 5:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the Philistines took the ark ofGod and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. ”

1 Samuel 5:2 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 5:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Euen the Philistims tooke ye Arke of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.”

1 Samuel 5:2 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 5:2 in Context — 1 Samuel 5

1 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben–ezer unto Ashdod.

2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

3 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.

4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon 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 upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.

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What Does 1 Samuel 5:2 Mean?

1 Samuel 5:2 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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