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The Solitary War of the Ark and the Fall of Dagon
And the Philistines took the ark of Alahiym, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
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When the Philistines took the ark of Alahiym, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
5:3
The Decapitation of the Lo Alahiym
And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
5:4
And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
5:5
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.
5:6
The Biological Strike: The Plague of Emerods
But the hand of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
5:7
And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, "The ark of the Alahiym of Yashar'al shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our lo alahiym."
5:8
The Transfer to Gath
They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, "What shall we do with the ark of the Alahiym of Yashar'al?" And they answered, "Let the ark of the Alahiym of Yashar'al be carried about unto Gath." And they carried the ark of the Alahiym of Yashar'al about thither.
5:9
And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
5:10
The Panic at Ekron
Therefore they sent the ark of Alahiym to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of Alahiym came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, "They have brought about the ark of the Alahiym of Yashar'al to us, to slay us and our people."
5:11
The Decree of Eviction
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, "Send away the ark of the Alahiym of Yashar'al, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people:" for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of Alahiym was very heavy there.
5:12
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.