Ashdod in the Bible
Meaning: effusion; inclination; theftpar
Exact Match
Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
When the residents of Ashdod got up early the next day, Dagon was lying on the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set him back in his place.
(For this reason, to this very day, neither Dagon's priests nor anyone else who enters Dagon's temple step on Dagon's threshold in Ashdod.)
The Lord attacked the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores.
When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, "The ark of the God of Israel should not remain with us, for he has attacked both us and our god Dagon!"
So they called all the Philistine rulers together
“The ark of Israel’s God should be moved to Gath,” they replied. So the men of Ashdod moved the ark.
These are the gold sores that the Philistines brought as a guilt offering to the Lord -- one for each of the following cities: Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron.
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Says the Lord
And Ashkelon a desolation;
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And I will cut off the pride of the Philistines.