On that day I will punish all who avoid stepping on the threshold, who fill the temple of their gods with violence and deceit.
1 Samuel 5:5 - New International Version (Anglicised) That is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor any others who enter Dagon’s temple at Ashdod step on the threshold. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition This is the reason neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon's house tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day. American Standard Version (1901) Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, unto this day. Common English Bible That’s why to this day Dagon’s priests or anyone else who enters his temple in Ashdod doesn’t step on the threshold. Catholic Public Domain Version Moreover, only the trunk of Dagon remained in its place. For this reason, the priests of Dagon, and all who enter his temple, do not tread upon the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod, even to this day. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And only the stump of Dagon remained in its place. For this cause neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that go into the temple tread on the threshold of Dagon in Azotus unto this day. |
On that day I will punish all who avoid stepping on the threshold, who fill the temple of their gods with violence and deceit.
The commander of the Lord’s army replied, ‘Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy.’ And Joshua did so.
When her master got up in the morning and opened the door of the house and stepped out to continue on his way, there lay his concubine, fallen in the doorway of the house, with her hands on the threshold.