When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
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Gill's Exposition
When the Philistines took the ark of God,.... And had brought it to Ashdod:
they brought it into the house of Dagon; a temple dedicated to that idol, and in which his image stood; of which See Gill…
Barnes' Notes
They brought it into the house of Dagon (see the marginal reference) in order to enhance the triumph of the gods of the Philistines over the God of Israel. (Compare 1Sa 31:9; Jdg 16:23; Isa 37:12.)
Adam Clarke
The house of Dagon - On this idol, which was supposed to be partly in a human form, and partly in that of a fish, see the note on Jdg 16:23. Some think that this idol was the same with Dirceto,…
Here is, I. The Philistines' triumph over the ark, which they were the more pleased, the more proud, to be now masters of, because before the battle they were possessed with a great fear of it, Sa1…
Cambridge Bible
When the Philistines, &c. Better, And the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it. The repetition is characteristic of the Hebrew historical style.
Dagon Dagon (a diminutive of endearment from…
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