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1 Samuel 5

Capture of the Ark Provokes God

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Now the Philistinesh6430 tookh3947 the arkh727 of Godh430 and  abroughth935 it from Ebenezerh72 to  bAshdodh795.

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Then the Philistinesh6430 tookh3947 the arkh727 of Godh430 and broughth935 it to  athe househ1004 of Dagonh1712 and seth3322 it by Dagonh1712.

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When the Ashdoditesh796 aroseh7925 earlyh7925 the nexth4283 morningh4283, beholdh2009,  aDagonh1712 had fallenh5307 on his faceh6440 to the groundh776 beforeh6440 the arkh727 of the LORDh3068. So they tookh3947 Dagonh1712 and  bseth7725 him in his placeh4725 againh7725.

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But when they aroseh7925 earlyh7925 the nexth4283 morningh1242, beholdh2009,  aDagonh1712 had fallenh5307 on his faceh6440 to the groundh776 beforeh6440 the arkh727 of the LORDh3068. And the headh7218 of Dagonh1712 and bothh8147 the palmsh3709 of his handsh3027 were cuth3772 offh3772 on the thresholdh4670;  1onlyh7534 the trunk of Dagonh1712 was lefth7604 to him.

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Thereforeh5921h3651 neitherh3808 the priestsh3548 of Dagonh1712 norh3808 allh3605 who enterh935 Dagon'sh1712 househ1004  atreadh1869 on the thresholdh4670 of Dagonh1712 in Ashdodh795 to thish2088 dayh3117.

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Now  athe handh3027 of the LORDh3068 was heavyh3513 on the Ashdoditesh796, and  bHe ravagedh8074 them and smoteh5221 them with  ctumorsh6076b, both Ashdodh795 and its territoriesh1366.

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When the menh376 of Ashdodh795 sawh7200 that it was soh3651, they saidh559, "The arkh727 of the Godh430 of Israelh3478 must not remainh3427 with us, for His handh3027 is severeh7185 on us and on Dagonh1712 our godh430."

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So they senth7971 and  agatheredh622 allh3605 the lordsh5633a of the Philistinesh6430 to them and saidh559, "Whath4100 shall we doh6213a with the arkh727 of the Godh430 of Israelh3478?" And they saidh559, "Let the arkh727 of the Godh430 of Israelh3478 be broughth5437 aroundh5437 to Gathh1661." And they broughth5437 the arkh727 of the Godh430 of Israelh3478 around.

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Afterh310 they had broughth5437 it aroundh5437,  athe handh3027 of the LORDh3068 was against the cityh5892b with veryh3966 greath1419 confusionh4103; and He smoteh5221 the menh376 of the cityh5892b, bothh4480 youngh6996b and oldh1419, so that  btumorsh6076b brokeh8368 out on them.

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So they senth7971 the arkh727 of Godh430 to Ekronh6138. And as the arkh727 of Godh430 cameh935 to Ekronh6138 the Ekronitesh6139 criedh2199 out, sayingh559, "They have broughth5437 the arkh727 of the Godh430 of Israelh3478 aroundh5437 to  1us, to killh4191  1us and  2our peopleh5971a."

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They  asenth7971 therefore and gatheredh622 allh3605 the lordsh5633a of the Philistinesh6430 and saidh559, "Sendh7971 awayh7971 the arkh727 of the Godh430 of Israelh3478, and let it returnh7725 to its own placeh4725, soh3808 that it will not killh4191  1us and  2our peopleh5971a." For there was a deadlyh4194 confusionh4103 throughouth3605 the cityh5892b;  bthe handh3027 of Godh430 was veryh3966 heavyh3513 thereh8033.

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And the menh376 whoh834 did not dieh4191 were smittenh5221 with tumorsh6076b and  athe cryh7775 of the cityh5892b wenth5927 up to heavenh8064.



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