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Themes in 1 Samuel 5

1 Samuel 5:1 (show verse)

Now the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Fall of dagon
Ebenezer » Philistines remove the ark of the covenant from
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Dagon
Miracles » Catalogue of » The falling of the God dagon
Philistines » Put the ark into dagon's house

1 Samuel 5:2 (show verse)

Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it to the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Fall of dagon
Dagon » Dagon, a God of the philistines
Idol » Temples
Idolatrous » priests » Temples
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Dagon
Miracles » Catalogue of » The falling of the God dagon
Philistines » Character of » Idolatrous
Philistines » Put the ark into dagon's house
Temple » Idolatrous » Of dagon, at ashdod
false Worship » Brazen serpent places devoted to idolatry » Idolatrous temples
false Worship » gods, false » Images » Names of » Dagon » Dagon, a God of the philistines

1 Samuel 5:3 (show verse)

When the Ashdodites arose early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set him in his place again.

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Fall of dagon
Idolatry » Idols, &c mentioned in scripture » Dagon
Miracles » Catalogue of » The falling of the God dagon
Philistines » Put the ark into dagon's house

But when they arose early the next morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on 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 on the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon was left to him.

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Fall of dagon
Miracles » Catalogue of » The falling of the God dagon
Philistines » Put the ark into dagon's house

1 Samuel 5:5 (show verse)

Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor all who enter Dagon’s house tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.

Idolatrous » priests » Examples of
Leaders » Corrupt condemned » Idolatrous, examples of
priests » Corrupt condemned » Idolatrous, examples of
Religious » Corrupt condemned » Idolatrous, examples of
Superstition » Instances of » Philistines, refusing to step on the threshold of the temple of dagon after the image of dagon had repeatedly fallen upon it

1 Samuel 5:6 (show verse)

Now the hand of the Lord was heavy on the Ashdodites, and He ravaged them and smote them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territories.

Anger of God » Exemplified against
Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Philistines plagued
Boil » Of the philistines (rv, tumors)
Disease » Sent as a judgment » Disease sent
Diseases » Mentioned in scripture » Emerods
Diseases » Other diseases mentioned » Emerods
God » Special judgments inflicted » Disease sent
God » Hand of » Upon men for chastisement and punishment
God's Judgments » Special judgments inflicted » Disease sent
Hand » Figurative » Anthropomorphic » Hand of the lord » Heavy
Hemorrhoids » Disease » Afflicted » Philistines
Judgments » Upon nations--exemplified » People of ashdod
Philistines » Plagued for retaining the ark
Tumor » A morbid swelling (rv)

1 Samuel 5:7 (show verse)

When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is severe on us and on Dagon our god.”

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Philistines plagued
Philistines » Plagued for retaining the ark

1 Samuel 5:8 (show verse)

So they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” And they said, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought around to Gath.” And they brought the ark of the God of Israel around.

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Philistines plagued
Gath » The ark of the covenant taken to
Lord » A prince
Philistines » Lords of
Philistines » Plagued for retaining the ark

1 Samuel 5:9 (show verse)

After they had brought it around, the hand of the Lord was against the city with very great confusion; and He smote the men of the city, both young and old, so that tumors broke out on them.

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Philistines plagued
Boil » Of the philistines (rv, tumors)
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague of hemorrhoids on the philistines
Philistines » Plagued for retaining the ark
Tumor » A morbid swelling (rv)

1 Samuel 5:10 (show verse)

So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And as the ark of God came to Ekron the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel around to us, to kill us and our people.”

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Philistines plagued
Ekron » The ark of God taken to
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague of hemorrhoids on the philistines
Philistines » Plagued for retaining the ark

1 Samuel 5:11 (show verse)

They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return to its own place, so that it will not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly confusion throughout the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Philistines plagued
Cities » Were frequently » Wasted by pestilence
Hemorrhoids » Disease » Afflicted » Philistines
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague of hemorrhoids on the philistines
Philistines » Lords of
Philistines » Plagued for retaining the ark

1 Samuel 5:12 (show verse)

And the men who did not die were smitten with tumors and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

Ark of the covenant » Miracles connected with » Philistines plagued
Diseases » Mentioned in scripture » Emerods
Hemorrhoids » Disease » Afflicted » Philistines
Miracles » Catalogue of » The plague of hemorrhoids on the philistines
Philistines » Plagued for retaining the ark
Tumor » A morbid swelling (rv)