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

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The rulers of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate. They said, "Our god has handed Samson, our enemy, over to us."

The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the temple of Dagon, where they positioned it beside Dagon.

They placed his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.


The rulers of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate. They said, "Our god has handed Samson, our enemy, over to us."


They placed his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.


The rulers of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate. They said, "Our god has handed Samson, our enemy, over to us."

Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the temple of Dagon, where they positioned it beside Dagon. 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.


The rulers of the Philistines gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate. They said, "Our god has handed Samson, our enemy, over to us."

The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the temple of Dagon, where they positioned it beside Dagon.

They placed his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.


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