They put his armor in the house of their gods, and hung his head in the house of Dagon.
1 Samuel 5:2 - Tree of Life Version The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it to the temple of Dagon, and placed it beside Dagon. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They took the ark of God into the house of Dagon and set it beside Dagon [their idol]. American Standard Version (1901) And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. Common English Bible Then the Philistines took God’s chest and brought it into Dagon’s temple and set it next to Dagon. Catholic Public Domain Version And the Philistines took the ark of God, and carried it into the temple of Dagon. And they stationed it beside Dagon. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the temple of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. |
They put his armor in the house of their gods, and hung his head in the house of Dagon.
The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
When Belshazzar tasted the wine, he issued an order to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the Temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his consorts and his concubines could drink from them.
Instead you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You had the vessels of His House brought before you, and you and your nobles, your consorts and your concubines have been drinking wine in them. You have praised the gods made of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. Yet you did not honor the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.
Then a wind sweeps through and passes on. He is guilty— This, his strength, is his god.”
Therefore he sacrifices to his dragnet, and offers incense to his fishing-net. For through them his portion is rich and his food abundant.
Now the Philistine lords gathered to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to celebrate, as they said, “Our god has given our enemy Samson into our hand.”