1 Samuel 5 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Capture of the Ark Provokes God

1 Now the Philistines ^H6430 took ^H3947 the ark ^H727 of God ^H430 and brought ^H935 it from Ebenezer ^H72 to Ashdod ^H795.

2 Then the Philistines ^H6430 took ^H3947 the ark ^H727 of God ^H430 and brought ^H935 it into the house ^H1004 of Dagon ^H1712, and placed ^H3322 it beside ^H681 Dagon ^H1712. 3 When the Ashdodites ^H796 got ^H7925 up ^H7925 early ^H7925 the next ^H4283 day ^H4283, behold ^H2009, Dagon ^H1712 had fallen ^H5307 on his face ^H6440 to the ground ^H776 before ^H6440 the ark ^H727 of the LORD ^H3068. So they took ^H3947 Dagon ^H1712 and set ^H7725 him back ^H7725 in his place ^H4725. 4 But when they got ^H7925 up ^H7925 early ^H7925 the next ^H4283 morning ^H1242, behold ^H2009, Dagon ^H1712 had fallen ^H5307 on his face ^H6440 to the ground ^H776 before ^H6440 the ark ^H727 of the LORD ^H3068. And the head ^H7218 of Dagon ^H1712 and both ^H8147 palms ^H3709 of his hands ^H3027 were cut ^H3772 off ^H3772 on the threshold ^H4670; [fn]only ^H7534 the torso of Dagon ^H1712 was left ^H7604. 5 For that ^H3651 reason ^H3651 neither ^H3808 the priests ^H3548 of Dagon ^H1712 nor ^H3808 any ^H3605 who enter ^H935 Dagon’s ^H1712 house ^H1004 step ^H1869 on the threshold ^H4670 of Dagon ^H1712 in Ashdod ^H795 to this ^H2088 day ^H3117.

6 Now the hand ^H3027 of the LORD ^H3068 was ^H3513 heavy ^H3513 on the Ashdodites ^H796, and He made them feel ^H8074 devastated ^H8074 and struck ^H5221 them with tumors ^H6076, both Ashdod ^H795 and its territories ^H1366. 7 When the men ^H376 of Ashdod ^H795 saw ^H7200 that it was so ^H3651, they said ^H559, “The ark ^H727 of the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 must not remain ^H3427 with us, because ^H3588 His hand ^H3027 is ^H7185 severe ^H7185 on us and on Dagon ^H1712 our god ^H430.” 8 So they sent ^H7971 word and gathered ^H622 all ^H3605 the governors ^H5633 of the Philistines ^H6430 to them, and said ^H559, “What ^H4100 shall we do ^H6213 with the ark ^H727 of the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478?” And they said ^H559, “Have the ark ^H727 of the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 [fn]brought ^H5437 to Gath ^H1661.” So they took ^H5437 the ark ^H727 of the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 away ^H5437. 9 After ^H310 they had taken ^H5437 it away ^H5437, the hand ^H3027 of the LORD ^H3068 was against the city ^H5892, creating a very ^H3966 great ^H1419 panic ^H4103; and He struck ^H5221 the people ^H376 of the city ^H5892, from the young ^H6996 to the old ^H1419, so that tumors ^H6076 broke ^H8368 out ^H8368 on them. 10 So they sent ^H7971 the ark ^H727 of God ^H430 to Ekron ^H6138. And as the ark ^H727 of God ^H430 came ^H935 to Ekron ^H6138, the Ekronites ^H6139 cried ^H2199 out ^H2199, saying ^H559, “They have brought ^H5437 the ark ^H727 of the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 to [fn]us, to kill ^H4191 [fn]us and [fn]our people ^H5971!” 11 Therefore they sent ^H7971 word and gathered ^H622 all ^H3605 the governors ^H5633 of the Philistines ^H6430, and said ^H559, “Send ^H7971 away ^H7971 the ark ^H727 of the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478 and let it return ^H7725 to its own place ^H4725, so that it will not kill ^H4191 [fn]us and [fn]our people ^H5971!” For there was a deadly ^H4194 panic ^H4103 throughout ^H3605 the city ^H5892; the hand ^H3027 of God ^H430 was ^H3513 very ^H3966 heavy ^H3513 there ^H8033. 12 And the people ^H376 who ^H834 did not die ^H4191 were struck ^H5221 with tumors ^H6076, and the outcry ^H7775 of the city ^H5892 went ^H5927 up ^H5927 to heaven ^H8064.