1 Samuel 5:2

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

"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
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What does 1 Samuel 5:2 mean?

1 Samuel 5:2 (KJV) - "When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon." The book of 1 Samuel is an important historical and religious text in both the Jewish and Christian traditions. It tells the story of the rise of King…

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The Ark of God and the House of Dagon: A Clash of Realms

In the annals of biblical history, few stories reflect the tumultuous relationship between God’s chosen people and their adversaries like 1 Samuel 5:2. The verse reads, "When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon." To…

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The Prayer of Restoration: A Cry for the Glory of the Ark

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with humble hearts, acknowledging Your greatness and sovereignty over all creation. As we reflect on the profound truth of Your Word found in 1 Samuel 5:2, we are reminded of a pivotal moment in history: "When the Philistines took the…

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1 Samuel 5:2 - "When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon."
2 Samuel 1:5 - "And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?"
1 Samuel 5: 3-4
2 Samuel 5:1 - "Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh."
2 Samuel 5:12
2 Samuel 5:16 - "And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet."
2 Samuel 5:15 - "Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,"
1 Samuel 2:5 - "They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble."
1 Samuel 7:5 - "And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD."
2 Samuel 5:21 - "And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them."
2 Samuel 5:18 - "The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
1 Samuel 15:5 - "And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley."
2 Samuel 5:7 - "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David."
1 Samuel 5:1 - "And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod."
2 Samuel 5:2 - "Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel."
2 Samuel 5:10 - "And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him."
2 Samuel 11:5 - "And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child."
2 Samuel 5:22 - "¶ And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
"And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet." - 2 Samuel 5:16
2 Samuel 3:5 - "And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron."
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."
1 Samuel 2:26 - "And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men."
1 Samuel 2:18 - "¶ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod."
1 Samuel 9:1-2
2 Samuel 5:5 - "In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah."
2 Samuel 22:5 - "When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;"
2 Samuel 5:14 - "And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,"
1 Samuel 28:5 - "And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart greatly trembled."
1 Samuel 5:12 - "And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven."