And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.
Judges 16:23 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 And the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the Philistine lords gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to Dagon their god and to rejoice, for they said, Our god has given Samson our enemy into our hands. American Standard Version (1901) And the lords of the Philistines gathered them together to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. Common English Bible The rulers of the Philistines gathered together to make a great sacrifice to their god Dagon and to hold a celebration. They cheered, “Our god has handed us Samson our enemy!” Catholic Public Domain Version And the leaders of the Philistines convened as one, so that they might offer great sacrifices to Dagon, their god. And they feasted, saying, "Our god has delivered our enemy, Samson, into our hands." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the princes of the Philistines assembled together, to offer great sacrifices to Dagon their god, and to make merry, saying: Our god hath delivered our enemy Samson into our hands. |
And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the house of Dagon.
Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, And let not thine heart be glad when he is overthrown:
Hath a nation changed their gods, which yet are no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.
For all the peoples will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have communion with devils.
Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after he was shaven.
And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto the house of their idols, and to the people.