That is why, even today, the priests or other people refuse to step on the threshold when they enter Dagon’s temple at Ashdod.
At that time I will punish all the people who jump over the threshold and those who fill their master’s house with lies and violence.”
The commander of the Lord’s army answered, “Take off your sandals. The place where you are standing is holy.” So Joshua obeyed him.
The Levite got up early the next morning. He wanted to go home. He opened the door to go outside, and a hand fell across the threshold of the door. There was his slave woman. She had fallen down against the door.