1 Samuel 5:3

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The next morning, the people of Ashdod got up and found Dagon lying face down on the ground before the Lord’s Box. The people of Ashdod put the statue of Dagon back in its place.

Cross References

Isaiah 19:1

A message about Egypt: Look, the Lord is coming on a fast cloud. He will enter Egypt, and all the false gods of Egypt will shake with fear. Egypt’s courage will melt away like hot wax.

Isaiah 46:7

They put their false god on their shoulders and carry it. That false god is useless; people have to carry it! People set the statue on the ground, and it cannot move. That false god never walks away from its place. People can yell at it, but it will not answer. That false god is only a statue; it cannot save people from their troubles.

Zephaniah 2:11

They will be afraid of the Lord, because he will destroy their gods. Then everyone in all the faraway lands will worship the Lord.

Mark 3:11

Some people had evil spirits inside them. When the evil spirits saw Jesus, they bowed before him and shouted, “You are the Son of God!”

Jeremiah 10:8

All the people of the other nations are stupid and foolish. Their teachings come from worthless wooden statues.

Isaiah 41:7

One worker cuts wood to make a statue. He encourages the man who works with gold. Another worker uses a hammer and makes the metal smooth. Then he encourages the man at the anvil. This last worker says, ‘This work is good; the metal will not come off.’ Then he nails the statue to a base so that it will not fall over. And it never moves!”

Isaiah 40:20

For the base he chooses special wood, a kind of wood that will not rot. Then he finds a good wood worker, and the worker makes a “god” that will not fall over.

Psalm 97:7

People worship their idols. They brag about their “gods.” But they will be embarrassed. And all their “gods” will bow down before the Lord.

Exodus 12:12

“Tonight I will go through Egypt and kill every firstborn man and animal in Egypt. In this way I will judge all the gods of Egypt and show that I am the Lord.

1 Samuel 6:5

So make models of the tumors and models of the mice that are ruining the country. Give these gold models to the God of Israel as payment. Then maybe the God of Israel will stop punishing you, your gods, and your land.

1 Samuel 6:1

The Philistines kept the Lord’s Holy Box in their land for seven months.

1 Kings 18:26

So the prophets took the bull that was given to them and prepared it. They started praying to Baal and prayed until noon. They said, “Baal, please answer us!” But there was no sound. No one answered. Then they began jumping around on the altar they had built.

Psalm 115:7

They have hands, but cannot feel. They have feet, but cannot walk. No sounds come from their throats.