1 Samuel 5:2-3 KJV,NLT

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Samuel 5:1-5

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—1 Samuel 5:1. “Ashdod.” One of the five Philistine satrapies, about thirty-two miles north of Gaza, and about a mile from the sea. It is now the little village of Esdûd.1 Samuel 5:2. “Dagon.” One of the chief Philistine deities. “With regard to the image of Dagon, compounded of a man and fish, i.e., of a human body with head and hands, and a fish’s tail, see Stark’s Gaza and Layard’s Nineveh, where there is a bas-relief from Khorsabad, in which ‘a figure is seen... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - 1 Samuel 5:2-4

Dagon’s Ups and Downs by C. H. Spurgeon (1834-1892) When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again. And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord; and the head of Dagon and... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 5:1-12

Chapter 5Now the Philistines took this ark of the covenant, and they brought it to one of their cities on the coast the city of Ashdod. And they put the ark of the covenant in their temple of their god Dagon, next to the idol of Dagon. And in the morning, when they came in to worship their god Dagon, they found that the idol was fallen on its face on the floor. So they set him up on the pedestal again. And the next morning when they came in, their god Dagon was lying on the floor but both of... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 5:1-12

1 Samuel 5:1 . Ashdod, afterwards called Azotus. Acts 8:40. 1 Samuel 5:2 . The ark and set it by Dagon. See Judges 10:6; Judges 16:23. Some make Dagon to be the same as Nereid, Triton, and the Syrens. Virgil, in several places, speaks of the spoiling of the temples as a great calamity. Æneid. 7. It is a custom of high antiquity to deposit in temples the trophies taken in war, and latterly in churches. During the late war with France we had many flags and standards suspended in St.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 5:1-5

1 Samuel 5:1-5And the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.The hypocritical smitten before the realThe word Philistine signifies strangers or emigrants; their descent is obscure, but good reasons are assigned for considering them of Semitic extraction. Ashdod was one of the five Philistine Satrapies being an inland town, 34 miles north of Gaza, now called Eshud. “And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon” (1 Samuel 5:2).... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 5:2

1Sa 5:2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. Ver. 2. They brought it into the house of Dagon. ] Which some a will have to be Iupiter Aratrius sive Frumentarius, - called Dagon of Dagan, which signifieth grain, - because he taught them the use of the plough, and of tillage, Others, b to be Triton, a sea god, - the Philistines or Phenicians were situate by the sea side, and worshipped fishes, as Xenophon, Siculus, and Cicero... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 5:3

1Sa 5:3 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon [was] fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again. Ver. 3. And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, ] viz., To their devotions, the fittest time for which the heathens generally held to be the top of the morning: for they thought that the gods sat in their temples, and waited for their morning salutations. Behold, Dagon was fallen upon his... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Samuel 5:2

of Dagon: Judges 16:23, 1 Chronicles 10:10, Daniel 5:2, Daniel 5:23, Habakkuk 1:11, Habakkuk 1:16 Reciprocal: Genesis 31:30 - my gods Joshua 19:27 - Bethdagon Judges 10:6 - the gods of the Philistines 1 Samuel 14:18 - For the ark 2 Samuel 5:21 - David 1 Chronicles 14:12 - were burned Nehemiah 4:7 - Ashdodites Psalms 78:61 - his strength Isaiah 19:1 - the idols Daniel 1:2 - and he Joel 3:5 - into 2 Corinthians 6:14 - for 2 Corinthians 6:15 - what concord read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Samuel 5:3

Dagon was: Exodus 12:12, Psalms 97:7, Isaiah 19:1, Isaiah 46:1, Isaiah 46:2, Zephaniah 2:11, Mark 3:11, Luke 10:18-Proverbs :, 2 Corinthians 6:14-Nehemiah : set him: Isaiah 19:1, Isaiah 40:20, Isaiah 41:7, Isaiah 44:17-Proverbs :, Isaiah 46:1, Isaiah 46:2, Isaiah 46:7, Jeremiah 10:8 Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 5:7 - upon Dagon our god 1 Samuel 6:1 - the ark 1 Samuel 6:5 - off your 1 Samuel 11:14 - renew Isaiah 41:6 - helped Isaiah 44:11 - all his Jeremiah 22:28 - a despised Jeremiah 48:13 - ashamed... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 1 Samuel 5:2

When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.By Dagon — By way of reproach, as a spoil and trophy set there to the honour of Dagon, to whom doubtless they ascribed this victory. read more