Dual Panel1Now the Philistines<6430> took<3947> the ark<727> of God<430> and brought<935> it from Ebenezer<72> to Ashdod<795>.
2Then the Philistines<6430> took<3947> the ark<727> of God<430> and brought<935> it to the house<1004> of Dagon<1712> and set<3322> it by Dagon<1712>.
3When the Ashdodites<796> arose<7925> early<7925> the next<4283> morning<4283>, behold<2009>, Dagon<1712> had fallen<5307> on his face<6440> to the ground<776> before<6440> the ark<727> of the LORD<3068>. So they took<3947> Dagon<1712> and set<7725> him in his place<4725> again<7725>.
4But when they arose<7925> early<7925> the next<4283> morning<1242>, behold<2009>, Dagon<1712> had fallen<5307> on his face<6440> to the ground<776> before<6440> the ark<727> of the LORD<3068>. And the head<7218> of Dagon<1712> and both<8147> the palms<3709> of his hands<3027> were cut<3772> off<3772> on the threshold<4670>; only<7534> the trunk of Dagon<1712> was left<7604> to him.
5Therefore<5921><3651> neither<3808> the priests<3548> of Dagon<1712> nor<3808> all<3605> who enter<935> Dagon's<1712> house<1004> tread<1869> on the threshold<4670> of Dagon<1712> in Ashdod<795> to this<2088> day<3117>.
6Now the hand<3027> of the LORD<3068> was heavy<3513> on the Ashdodites<796>, and He ravaged<8074> them and smote<5221> them with tumors<6076>, both Ashdod<795> and its territories<1366>.
7When the men<376> of Ashdod<795> saw<7200> that it was so<3651>, they said<559>, "The ark<727> of the God<430> of Israel<3478> must not remain<3427> with us, for His hand<3027> is severe<7185> on us and on Dagon<1712> our god<430>."
8So they sent<7971> and gathered<622> all<3605> the lords<5633> of the Philistines<6430> to them and said<559>, "What<4100> shall we do<6213> with the ark<727> of the God<430> of Israel<3478>?" And they said<559>, "Let the ark<727> of the God<430> of Israel<3478> be brought<5437> around<5437> to Gath<1661>." And they brought<5437> the ark<727> of the God<430> of Israel<3478> around.
9After<310> they had brought<5437> it around<5437>, the hand<3027> of the LORD<3068> was against the city<5892> with very<3966> great<1419> confusion<4103>; and He smote<5221> the men<376> of the city<5892>, both<4480> young<6996> and old<1419>, so that tumors<6076> broke<8368> out on them.
10So they sent<7971> the ark<727> of God<430> to Ekron<6138>. And as the ark<727> of God<430> came<935> to Ekron<6138> the Ekronites<6139> cried<2199> out, saying<559>, "They have brought<5437> the ark<727> of the God<430> of Israel<3478> around<5437> to us, to kill<4191> us and our people<5971>."
11They sent<7971> therefore and gathered<622> all<3605> the lords<5633> of the Philistines<6430> and said<559>, "Send<7971> away<7971> the ark<727> of the God<430> of Israel<3478>, and let it return<7725> to its own place<4725>, so<3808> that it will not kill<4191> us and our people<5971>." For there was a deadly<4194> confusion<4103> throughout<3605> the city<5892>; the hand<3027> of God<430> was very<3966> heavy<3513> there<8033>.
12And the men<376> who<834> did not die<4191> were smitten<5221> with tumors<6076> and the cry<7775> of the city<5892> went<5927> up to heaven<8064>.