1 Samuel 5:1

1 Samuel 5:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben–ezer unto Ashdod.
• New International Version (NIV)After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

Context of 1 Samuel 5:1

When the Philistines took God's Covenant Box, they took it from Ebenezer to the town of Ashdod. 2They carried it into the temple of Dagon, their god. They put the box next to the idol of Dagon. 3The next morning, the people in Ashdod got up early. They saw that Dagon had fallen down in front of the Lord's Covenant Box. The idol's face was touching the ground. So they took Dagon and they put him back in his place.

1 Samuel 5:1 word by word

וּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙ לָֽקְח֔וּ אֵ֖ת אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיְבִאֻ֛הוּ מֵאֶ֥בֶן הָעֵ֖זֶר אַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• tookלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• the arkאֲרוֹן'ârôn 'ârôn · arkH727
• of Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• and broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• it from Eben–ezerאֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר'eben hâ‛êzer · EbenezerH72
• unto Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹד'ashdôd · AshdodH795

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 5:1

• 1 Samuel 4:11The Philistines took God's Covenant Box for themselves. Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, also died.
• Psalms 78:61He let Israel's enemies take away the Covenant Box, that showed his power and his glory.
• 1 Samuel 4:1Samuel spoke the Lord's messages to all the Israelites. The Israelites went out to fight against the Philistines. The Israelite army put up their tents near the place called Ebenezer. The Philistine army put up their tents at Aphek.
• 1 Samuel 7:12After that, Samuel took a stone. He fixed it in the ground between Mizpah and Shen. He called the stone Ebenezer. He said, ‘The Lord has helped us all this way.’
• Joshua 11:22So no Anakites remained in Israel, except for a few who lived in Gaza, Gath and Ashdod.
• Acts 8:40Philip saw that he was now in Azotus. From there, he visited many towns and he told people the good news about Jesus. He did this as he went all the way to Caesarea.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 5:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod - Ashdod or Azotus was one of the five satrapies or lordships of the Philistines.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Dagon is broken before the ark. (1-5) The Philistine smitten. (6-12) Verses 1-5 See the ark's triumph over Dagon. Thus the kingdom of Satan will certainly fall before the kingdom of Christ, error before truth, profaneness before godliness, and corruption before grace in the hearts of the faithful. When the interests of religion seem to be ready to sink, even then we may be confident that the day of their triumph will come. When Christ, the true Ark of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Ebenezer: See study note on 1 Samuel 4:1b. Ashdod was one of the five main Philistine cities (see 1 Samuel 6:17). It was on the same major trade route (the Great Trunk Road) as Aphek.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11Sa 5:1, 2. The Philistines Bring the Ark into the House of Dagon. 1. Ashdod--or Azotus, one of the five Philistine satrapies, and a place of great strength. It was an inland town, thirty-four miles north of Gaza, now called Esdud.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 5:1

• Ebenezer
• Miracles

In the dictionaries

• Ashdod
• God
• Philistines
• Ashdod, or Azotus
• Ashdod, Azotus
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Eben-Ezer
• Dagon
• Destruction
• Ground

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings