The Philistines kept the Holy Box [70] in their land seven months.
God let other nations capture his people.\par Enemies took God’s “beautiful jewel.”\par
The Philistines carried God’s Holy Box, [55] from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
{Many people died.} And the people who did not die, had tumors. [69] The people of Ekron cried loudly to heaven.
The next morning, the people of Ashdod got up and found Dagon lying face down on the ground. Dagon had fallen down before the Lord’s Box.
The Philistines called their priests and magicians. The Philistines said, “What must we do with the Lord’s Box? Tell us how to send the Box back home!”