AND the Pelishtiym took את the Ark of Elohiym, and brought it from Eben Ha'ezer unto Ashdod.
When the Pelishtiym took the Ark of Elohiym, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the Ark of Yahuah. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the Ark of Yahuah; 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.
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.
But the hand of Yahuah was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with tumors, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The Ark of the Elohai of Yashar'el shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our elohiym.
They sent therefore and gathered all the cereniym of the Pelishtiym unto them, and said, What shall we do with the Ark of the Elohai of Yashar'el? And they answered, Let the Ark of the Elohai of Yashar'el be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the Ark of the Elohai of Yashar'el about thither.
And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of Yahuah was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had tumors in their secret parts.
Therefore they sent the Ark of Elohiym to Eqron. And it came to pass, as the Ark of Elohiym came to Eqron, that the Eqroniym cried out, saying, They have brought about the Ark of the Elohai of Yashar'el to us, to slay us and our people.
So they sent and gathered together all the cereniym of the Pelishtiym, and said, Send away the Ark of the Elohai of Yashar'el, 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 Elohiym was very heavy there.
And the men that died not were smitten with the tumors: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.