The ark in Dagon's temple
After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. Then they carried the ark into Dagon's temple and set it beside Dagon. 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. 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. 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.
After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.
Then they carried the ark into Dagon's temple and set it beside Dagon.
When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
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.
And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
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.
And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; 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.
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.
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.
Tumours in the Philistine cities
The Lord's hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation on them and afflicted them with tumours. When the people 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 on us and on Dagon our god. So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, What shall we do with the ark of the god of Israel? Take it to Gath, they answered. So they moved the ark of the God of Israel there. But after they had moved it, the Lord's hand was against that city too, and he struck it with an epidemic of tumours; he afflicted both young and old people there. 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. 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 will kill us and our people. For death had filled the city with panic; God's hand was very heavy on it. Those who did not die were afflicted with tumours, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.
The Lord's hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation on them and afflicted them with tumours.
But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
When the people 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 on us and on Dagon our god.
And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, What shall we do with the ark of the god of Israel? Take it to Gath, they answered. So they moved the ark of the God of Israel there.
They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.
But after they had moved it, the Lord's hand was against that city too, and he struck it with an epidemic of tumours; he afflicted both young and old people there.
And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD 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.
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.
Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
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 will kill us and our people. For death had filled the city with panic; God's hand was very heavy on it.
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, 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 God was very heavy there.
Those who did not die were afflicted with tumours, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.