Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.

Bible References

Saw

1 Samuel 4:8
Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with all manner of plagues in the wilderness.
Exodus 8:8
Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Entreat Jehovah, that he take away the frogs from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may sacrifice unto Jehovah.
Exodus 9:28
Entreat Jehovah; for there hath been enough of these mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer.
Exodus 10:7
And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve Jehovah their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
Exodus 12:33
And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, to send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We are all dead men.

The ark

1 Samuel 6:20
And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
2 Samuel 6:9
And David was afraid of Jehovah that day; and he said, How shall the ark of Jehovah come unto me?
1 Chronicles 13:11
And David was displeased, because Jehovah had broken forth upon Uzza; and he called that place Perez-uzza, unto this day.
1 Chronicles 15:13
For because ye bare it not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not according to the ordinance.

Upon dagon our god

1 Samuel 5:3
And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of Jehovah. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
Jeremiah 46:25
Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, saith: Behold, I will punish Amon of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with her gods, and her kings; even Pharaoh, and them that trust in him:
Jeremiah 48:7
For, because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, his priests and his princes together.

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