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Verse 1 Samuel 5:4. _ONLY_ THE STUMP OF _DAGON WAS LEFT_] Literally,
Only דגן _dagon_ (i.e., the _little fish_) was left. It has already
been remarked that Dagon had the head, arms and hands of a man...
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6. THE ARK IN THE HANDS OF THE PHILISTINES AND ITS RETURN
CHAPTER 5
_ 1. The ark in the house of Dagon (1 Samuel 5:1)_
2. The Philistines smitten by Jehovah (1 Samuel 5:6)
The ark was brought to As...
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1 SAMUEL 5. THE ARK IN THE PHILISTINE CITIES.
1 Samuel 5:1. Ashdod. 1 Samuel 5:8. Gath. 1 Samuel 5:10. Ekron: see
Joshua 11:22; Joshua 13:3; p 28.
1 Samuel 5:2. Dagon: see Judges 16:23 *.
1 Samuel 5...
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ONLY... DAGON. The hands and feet being gone, only Dagon (the fish
part) remained....
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_cut off upon the threshold_ i.e. cut off and lying upon the doorsill,
probably not of the main entrance to the temple, but of the chapel or
recess in which the statue stood. In this position they wou...
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ONLY THE STUMP OF DAGON WAS LEFT TO HIM— In the Hebrew it is, _only
Dagon remained to him;_ where Dagon, says Houbigant, is taken for the
principal part of his statue, or the trunk of his body. Kimchi...
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The Captivity of the Ark, 1 Samuel 5:1 to 1 Samuel 7:17.
_The Ark in the Temple of Dagon. 1 Samuel 5:1-6_
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer
unto Ashdod.
2 When th...
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_AND WHEN THEY AROSE EARLY ON THE MORROW MORNING, BEHOLD, DAGON WAS
FALLEN UPON HIS FACE TO THE GROUND BEFORE THE ARK OF THE LORD; AND THE
HEAD OF DAGON AND BOTH THE PALMS OF HIS HANDS WERE CUT OFF UP...
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5:4 fish-stump (b-44) Or 'Dagon.' _ Dag_ signifies 'fish.'...
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THE ARK AMONG THE PHILISTINES
1. Ashdod] on an elevation overlooking the Philistine plain midway
between Gaza and Joppa, and 3 m. from the Mediterranean. Its
importance consisted in the fact that it...
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 5
THE *ARK OF GOD CAUSES TROUBLE FOR THE *PHILISTINES
V1 When the *Philistines stole the *ark of God they took it from
Ebenezer to the town o...
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WHEN THEY AROSE EARLY ON THE MORROW. — Strange to say, on the next
day a new and startling circumstance aroused and disturbed the
exultant Philistines. The idol was again fallen, but this time broken....
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וַ יַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ בַ † בֹּקֶר֮ מִֽ
מָּחֳרָת֒ וְ הִנֵּ֣ה דָגֹ֗ון נֹפֵ֤ל
לְ פָנָיו֙ אַ֔רְצָה...
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CHAPTER VII.
_ THE ARK AMONG THE PHILISTINES._
1 Samuel 5:1; 1 Samuel 6:1
ALTHOUGH the history in Samuel is silent as to the doings of the
Philistines immediately after their great victory over Isra...
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THE CAPTURED ARK BRINGS TROUBLE
1 Samuel 5:1
Dagon's fall before the Ark of God has a sublime significance. In the
evening, as the priests left the temple, the hideous image stood erect
on its pedes...
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This is a story of supreme and arresting interest, showing as it does
how, when the people of God fail to bear testimony for Him among the
nations, He becomes His own witness.
The Ark was not a charm...
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_Threshold. The idol is treated worse the second time. (Menochius)_...
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(4) And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was
fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the
head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off...
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The first Book of Samuel (or of Kings as with some) brings before us
that great change for which the Book of Ruth was a preparation, and in
order to which the Spirit of God closed it with the generati...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 4, 5, AND 6.
In chapter 4 the enemies of God and of His people display their
strength; the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel. God,
in overrul...
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AND WHEN THEY AROSE EARLY ON THE MORROW MORNING,.... For the same
purpose as before; unless they had any curiosity to indulge, to see
whether the ark and Dagon agreed better together, if they had any...
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And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon [was]
fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the
head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [were] cut off...
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1 Sam. 5:4. The Bible and other remains of the true religion that were
kept in the Church of Rome, the Antichristian Church, will at length
be the occasion of the fall of their Dagon and of the breaki...
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_Behold Dagon was fallen_ &c. Which showed that his former fall was
not by chance, but by the power of God, before whom he could not
stand. _The head of Dagon, and both his hands, were cut off_ The he...
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1 The Philistines hauing brought the Arke into Ashdod, set it in the
house of Dagon.
3 Dagon is smitten downe and cut in pieces, and they of Ashdod smitten
with Emerods.
8 So God dealeth with them o...
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The Ark in Ashdod....
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Though God had allowed the Philistines to gain the victory, He very
soon spoils their pleasure in having captured the ark, taking it to
Ashdod. They think the most fit place for it is in the house of...
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THE STUMP:
Or, the filthy part...
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1-5 See the ark's triumph over Dagon. Thus the kingdom of Satan will
certainly fall before the kingdom of Christ, error before truth,
profaneness before godliness, and corruption before grace in the
h...
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The HEAD is the seat of wisdom; the _hands_, the instruments of
action: both are cut off, to show that he had neither wisdom nor
strength to defend himself nor his worshippers. This the priests, by
co...
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1 Samuel 5:4 early H7925 (H8686) next H4283 morning H1242 Dagon H1712
fallen H5307 (H8802) face H6440 ground H776 before H6440 ark H727 LORD
H3068 head H7218 Dagon H1712 both H8147 palms H3709 hands H...
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THE ARK OF GOD IS TAKEN TO ASHDOD AND THE IDOL DAGON FALLS BEFORE YHWH
AND IS SMASHED IN PIECES (1 SAMUEL 5:1).
Analysis.
a Now the Philistines had taken the ark of God, and they brought it
from Eb...
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CONTENTS: Ark of God a curse to Philistines.
CHARACTERS: God.
CONCLUSION: Sacred signs are not things that God is tied to or that
man can trust to for blessing. His presence may be a savour of life...
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1 Samuel 5:1. _Ashdod,_ afterwards called Azotus. Acts 8:40.
1 Samuel 5:2. _The ark and set it by Dagon._ See Judges 10:6; Judges
16:23. Some make Dagon to be the same as Nereid, Triton, and the
Syre...
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_And the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer
unto Ashdod._
THE HYPOCRITICAL SMITTEN BEFORE THE REAL
The word Philistine signifies strangers or emigrants; their descent is
ob...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 5:2 When the Philistines set the ARK
beside their god DAGON, the idol fell to the floor and was broken. A
people whose gods were in enemy hands was considered to be completel...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 5:1. “ASHDOD.” One of the five Philistine satrapies,
about thirty-two miles north of Gaza, and about a mile from the sea.
It is now the little village of Esdûd...
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EXPOSITION
THE ARK OF GOD IN PHILISTIA (1 Samuel 5:1).
1 SAMUEL 5:1
THE PHILISTINES TOOK THE ARK OF GOD. The silence of Scripture is often
as remarkable as what it tells us. From Psalms 78:60-19; Je...
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Now the Philistines took this ark of the covenant, and they brought it
to one of their cities on the coast the city of Ashdod. And they put
the ark of the covenant in their temple of their god Dagon,...
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Daniel 11:8; Ezekiel 6:4; Isaiah 2:18; Isaiah 2:19; Isaiah 27:9;
Jeremiah 10:11; Jeremiah 50:2; Micah 1:7...
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THE ARK IN THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES
1 Samuel 5:1; 1 Samuel 6:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
There are several things we think should be emphasized.
1. EBENEZER MEANS "HITHERTO HATH THE LORD HELPED US." W...
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Cut off — The head is the seat of wisdom; the hands the instruments
of action: both are cut off to shew that he had neither wisdom nor
strength to defend himself or his worshippers. Thus the priests b...