1 Samuel 5:1

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1 Samuel 5:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,

2 carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.

3 When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Samuel 4:11

The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

1 Samuel 4:17

The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”

1 Samuel 4:18

As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years.

1 Samuel 4:22

“The glory has departed from Israel,” she said, “for the ark of God has been captured.”

Psalms 78:61

He delivered His strength to captivity, and His splendor to the hand of the adversary.

1 Samuel 4:1

Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.

1 Samuel 7:12

Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”

Joshua 11:22

No Anakim were left in the land of the Israelites; only in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod did any survive.

Acts 8:40

But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.