Recount what Happened Next?
2007-10-23 15:19:29 · 5 answers · asked by conundrum 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
1 After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 Then they carried the ark into Dagon's temple and set it beside Dagon. 3 When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the LORD! They took Dagon and put him back in his place. 4 But the following morning when they rose, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the LORD! His head and hands had been broken off and were lying on the threshold; only his body remained. 5 That is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor any others who enter Dagon's temple at Ashdod step on the threshold.
6 The LORD's hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation upon them and afflicted them with tumors. [a] 7 When the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, "The ark of the god of Israel must not stay here with us, because his hand is heavy upon us and upon Dagon our god." 8 So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked them, "What shall we do with the ark of the god of Israel?"
They answered, "Have the ark of the god of Israel moved to Gath." So they moved the ark of the God of Israel.
9 But after they had moved it, the LORD's hand was against that city, throwing it into a great panic. He afflicted the people of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors. [b] 10 So they sent the ark of God to Ekron.
As the ark of God was entering Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, "They have brought the ark of the god of Israel around to us to kill us and our people." 11 So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said, "Send the ark of the god of Israel away; let it go back to its own place, or it [c] will kill us and our people." For death had filled the city with panic; God's hand was very heavy upon it. 12 Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.
(I Samuel 5) *
P.S. you can read more in I Samuel 6:) (Hope this helps)
2007-10-23 15:25:26 · answer #1 · answered by Ashla 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The next morning Dagon was on the floor, the Ark of the Covenant was a mighty force. The next morning after that Dagon's head and arms came off and fell on the floor. Our God is an Awesome God we Serve!!! 1st Sam. 5:2-4
2007-10-23 15:28:24 · answer #2 · answered by victor 7707 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The image of Dagon collapsed. Sometime later Baynalekhem, the first king of Ethiopia, son of King Solomon by Queen Makeda, smuggled the Ark on a hovercraft. It was said to be lost somewhere in Ethiopia. But the Italians occupied Ethiopia. Perhaps they took the Ark and hid it somewhere in the Vatican.
2007-10-23 15:31:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's been a while since I read that account, but I think Dagon fell on his face at least twice, which was fittingly symbolic of how inferior a false god was compared with Jehovah.
2007-10-26 05:35:48 · answer #4 · answered by DwayneWayne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dagon fell over, they put him back, Dagon fell over again, and this time his hands and head broke off.
2007-10-23 15:25:02 · answer #5 · answered by NONAME 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋