1 Samuel 5:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.”
1 Samuel 5:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 5:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 5:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel shall not stay with us, for his hand is severe on us and on Dagon our god.””
1 Samuel 5:7 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 5:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us; for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god. ”
1 Samuel 5:7 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 5:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the men of Ashdod see that <FI>it is<Fi> so, and have said, `The ark of the God of Israel doth not abide with us, for hard hath been His hand upon us, and upon Dagon our god.'”
1 Samuel 5:7 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 5:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of theGod of Israel shall not abide with us; for his hand is severe upon us, and upon Dagon ourgod. ”
1 Samuel 5:7 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 5:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when the men of Ashdod sawe this, they sayd, Let not the Arke of the God of Israel abide with vs: for his hand is sore vpon vs and vpon Dagon our god.”
1 Samuel 5:7 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 5:7 in Context — 1 Samuel 5
5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
6 But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
7 And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
8 They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.
9 And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
What Does 1 Samuel 5:7 Mean?
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