1 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and carried it from the Stone of help into Azotus.
2 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it into the temple of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
3 And when the Azotians arose early the next day, behold Dagon lay upon his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord: and they took Dagon, and set him again in his place.
4 And the next day again, when they rose in the morning, they found Dagon lying upon his face on the earth before the ark of the Lord: and the head of Dagon, and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold:
5 And only the stump of Dagon remained in its place. For this cause neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that go into the temple tread on the threshold of Dagon in Azotus unto this day.
6 And the hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Azotians, and he destroyed them, and afflicted Azotus and the coasts thereof with emerods. And in the villages and fields in the midst of that country, there came forth a multitude of mice, and there was the confusion of a great mortality in the city.
7 And the men of Azotus seeing this kind of plague, said: The ark of the God of Israel shall not stay with us: for his hand is heavy upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
8 And sending, they gathered together all the lords of the Philistines to them, and said: What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And the Gethrites answered: Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about.
9 And while they were carrying it about, the band of the Lord came upon every city with an exceeding great slaughter: and he smote the men of every city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts. And the Gethrites consulted together, and made themselves seats of skins.
10 Therefore they sent the ark of God into Accaron. And when the ark of God was come into Accaron, the Accaronites cried out, saying: They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people.
11 They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines: and they said: Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it return into its own place, and not kill us and our people.
12 For there was the fear of death in every city, and the hand of God was exceeding heavy. The men also that did not die, were afflicted with the emerods: and the cry of every city went up to heaven.
Versículos relacionados com 1 Samuel, 5:
1 Samuel 5 describes the capture of the ark of the covenant by the Philistines and the problems they faced as a result of taking the sacred object of Israel. The chapter highlights the superiority of the God of Israel over the gods of the Philistines and how he manifested himself in judgment against pagan idols. Here are five verses related to the topics covered in this chapter:
Exodus 20:3-5: "Thou shalt not have other gods before me. Thou shalt not make any idol, no image of anything in heaven, on earth, or in the waters under the earth. Thou shalt not prostrate before them or worship them worship , because I, the Lord your God, I am a jealous God. " This verse emphasizes the importance of worshiping only the true God and not putting any other God before Him, which the Philistines ignored by trying to worship their idols.
Psalm 96:5: "For all the gods of peoples are idols, but the Lord has made the heavens." This verse highlights the superiority of the true God in relation to the false gods that people can worship.
Isaiah 42:8: "I am the Lord; this is my name! I will not give another my glory, nor images my praise." This verse emphasizes that God is the only one worthy of worship and praise and that He will not share His glory with idols or other gods.
Jeremiah 10:10-11: "But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God, the Eternal King. When He will be wrapped, the earth shakes; nations do not support His furor." This verse highlights the living and powerful nature of God and how he can exercise judgment on the nations that disobey him.
1 Corinthians 10:20-22: "No, but what the pagans sacrifice is offered to demons, not God, and I do not want you to have communion with demons. You cannot drink from the chalice of the Lord and the chalice of demons. cannot participate in the table of the Lord and the table of demons. Or will we cause jealousy in the Lord? We are stronger than Him? " This verse emphasizes the importance of not mixing worship with God with pagan practices or worship with idols.
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