1 Samuel 5:2

King James Version (KJV)

When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

Translations

1 Samuel 5:2 - Amplified Bible

They took the ark of God into the house of Dagon and set it beside Dagon [their idol].

1 Samuel 5:2 - American Standard Version

And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

1 Samuel 5:2 - Bible in Basic English

They took the ark of God into the house of Dagon and put it by the side of Dagon.

1 Samuel 5:2 - Darby Bible

And the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

1 Samuel 5:2 - English Standard Version

Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside Dagon.

1 Samuel 5:2 - King James Version

When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

1 Samuel 5:2 - La Biblia de las Americas

Entonces tomaron los filisteos el arca de Dios y la introdujeron en el templo de Dagòn, y la pusieron junto a Dagòn.

1 Samuel 5:2 - The Message

1 Samuel 5:2 - New American Standard Bible

Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it to the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.

1 Samuel 5:2 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces los Filisteos tomaron el arca de Dios y la introdujeron en el templo de Dagòn, y la pusieron junto a Dagòn.

1 Samuel 5:2 - World English Bible

The Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

1 Samuel 5:2 - Young's Living Translation

and the Philistines take the ark of God and bring it into the house of Dagon, and set it near Dagon.

1 Samuel 5:2 - Additional Comments

The Philistine god Dagon was one in their pantheon of gods, possible the main god. He was the god of grain and agriculture. Since the Philistines were a maritime people, "It is said that Dagon, from his navel down, had the form of a fish..., and from his navel up, the form of a man, as it is said, his two hands were cut off." (see vs 4) He may have originally been more of the form of a man, but evolved into half man, half fish.
They set the ark by the statue of Dagon. Twice, once a day for the next 2 days, the status of Dagon fell in the presence of the ark, the second fall being the worse. After that, they left the statue fallen, and never again ventured into the temple, except to get the ark (vs 8).

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