When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
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Verse 2 is found in chapter 5 of 1 Samuel. The Philistines take the ark to Ashdod and place it beside the idol Dagon. The result reverses the logic of military victory: although Israel was defeated, Israel’s God has not been defeated. Dagon’s fall before the ark functions as a narrative demonstration of divine superiority over the Philistine deity. The idol’s second fall, with even more humiliating consequences, reinforces the idea that the Lord cannot be reduced to a territorial deity subject to the military circumstances of his people.
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in das Haus Dagons und stellten sie neben Dagon.
Y tomaron los Filisteos el arca de Dios, y metiéronla en la casa de Dagón, y pusiéronla junto a Dagón.
Après s'être emparés de l'arche de Dieu, les Philistins la firent entrer dans la maison de Dagon et la placèrent à côté de Dagon.
Presero adunque l’Arca di Dio, e la condussero dentro alla casa di Dagon, e la posarono presso a Dagon.
Tomaram os filisteus a arca de Deus, e a colocaram na casa de Dagom, e a puseram junto a Dagom.
非利士 人擄了上帝的約櫃,帶進 大袞 廟,放在 大袞 的旁邊。
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