Topic
Dagon
Passages from across the Bible
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From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.
An idol of the Philistines
- Judges 16:23 Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”
- 1 Samuel 5 After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod, carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue. When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and… (whole chapter)
Temple of
- 1 Chronicles 10:10 They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.
Word study: the Hebrew and Greek words behind “dagon” →
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.