1 Samuel 5:3 - Plain English Version

³ The next morning, the Ashdod mob got up, and they saw their statue. It lay on the ground on its belly in front of God’s special box. So they stood it up again.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ 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.

American Standard Version (1901)

³ And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of Jehovah. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.

Common English Bible

³ But when the citizens of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen facedown on the ground before the LORD’s chest! So they took Dagon and set him back up where he belonged.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ And when the Ashdodites had risen up at first light on the next day, behold, Dagon was lying prone on the ground before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and they set him again in his place.

1 Samuel 5:3 Cross References

Mark 3:11

Some of the people had bad spirits living inside them. Every time those people saw Jesus, the bad spirits pushed them down to the ground and they shouted out, “You are God’s son.”