Dagon in the Bible

Meaning: corn; a fish

Exact Match

Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

Verse ConceptsPagan GodsFalse GodsCelebrationsGiven Into One's HandsDagon

Thematic Bible



Now the Philistine lords gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to celebrate, for they said,

“Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands!”

They took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it beside [the image of] Dagon [their chief idol].

They put Saul’s armor in the house of their gods and nailed up his head in the house (temple) of Dagon.


Now the Philistine lords gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to celebrate, for they said,

“Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands!”


They put Saul’s armor in the house of their gods and nailed up his head in the house (temple) of Dagon.


Now the Philistine lords gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to celebrate, for they said,

“Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands!”

The Philistines brought the ark of God from Ebenezer to Ashdod. They took the ark of God into the house of Dagon and set it beside Dagon [their idol]. When they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon had fallen upon his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set him in his place again.


Now the Philistine lords gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to celebrate, for they said,

“Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands!”

They took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it beside [the image of] Dagon [their chief idol].

They put Saul’s armor in the house of their gods and nailed up his head in the house (temple) of Dagon.


References

Hastings

Easton

American

Fausets

Morish

Smith

Watsons