1 Samuel 5:7 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 5:7

5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house ^atread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.

6 But the ^ahand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He ^bravaged them and struck them with ^ctumors, both Ashdod and its ^dterritory.

7 And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, “The ark of the ^aGod of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god.”

8 Therefore they sent and gathered to themselves all the ^alords of the Philistines, 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 away to ^bGath.” So they carried the ark of the God of Israel away.

9 So it was, after they had carried it away, that ^athe hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction; and He struck the men of the city, both small and great,¹ and tumors broke out on them.

10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. So it was, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people!”

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 5:7

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is heavy on us and on Dagon our god.

Contemporary English Version
Finally, they said, "The God of Israel did this. He is the one who caused all this trouble for us and our god Dagon. We've got to get rid of this chest."

Darby English Version
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 severe upon us, and upon Dagon our god.

Good News Bible
When they saw what was happening, they said, "The God of Israel is punishing us and our god Dagon. We can't let the Covenant Box stay here any longer."

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, "The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is severe on us and on Dagon our god."

New International Version
When the men 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 upon us and upon Dagon our god."

New King James Version
And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
When the men of Ashdod saw that it had become so, they said, "The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand has fallen severely on us and on Dagon our god."

Revised Standard Version
And when the men of Ashdod saw how things were, they said, "The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us; for his hand is heavy upon us and upon Dagon our god."

Young's Literal Translation
And the men of Ashdod see that `it is' 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.'

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