1 Samuel 5:1

The Ark Of The Covenant Among The Philistines

¹ Now the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. ² Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it to the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.

Ark of God

Ashdod

Eben-ezer

Ebenezer

Ezer

Philistines

1 Samuel 4:1

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

1 Samuel 7:12

Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”

Joshua 13:3

from the Shihor which is east of Egypt, even as far as the border of Ekron to the north (it is counted as Canaanite); the five lords of the Philistines: the Gazite, the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gittite, the Ekronite; and the Avvite

Joshua 11:22

There were no Anakim left in the land of the sons of Israel; only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod some remained.

1 Samuel 4:11

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

1 Samuel 4:17-18

Then the one who brought the news replied, “Israel has fled before the Philistines and there has also been a great slaughter among the people, and your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.”

1 Samuel 4:22

She said, “The glory has departed from Israel, for the ark of God was taken.”

Psalm 78:61

And gave up His strength to captivity
And His glory into the hand of the adversary.

Acts 8:40

But Philip found himself at Azotus, and as he passed through he kept preaching the gospel to all the cities until he came to Caesarea.