1 Samuel 5
- 1And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
- 2When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
- 3And when they of Ashdod arose early the next day Dagon had fallen on his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
- 4And when they arose early the next day morning Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. The head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold. Only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
- 5Therefore the priests of Dagon, and all who come into Dagon's house, do not step on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
- 6But the hand of the Lord was heavy on them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and its regions.
- 7And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not stay with us. For his hand is sore on us, and on Dagon our god.
- 8They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to 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 to Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about there.
- 9And 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 struck the men of the city, both small and great, and they had tumors in their secret parts.
- 10Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it happened, 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 kill us and our people.
- 11So 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 does not kill us, and our people. For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city. The hand of God was very heavy there.
- 12And the men who did not die were struck with the tumors: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 1 Samuel 5 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.
GIGAKJVAnd the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd when they of Ashdod arose early the next day Dagon had fallen on his face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd when they arose early the next day morning Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord. The head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold. Only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
KJVTherefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
GIGAKJVTherefore the priests of Dagon, and all who come into Dagon's house, do not step on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
KJVBut 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.
GIGAKJVBut the hand of the Lord was heavy on them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and its regions.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not stay with us. For his hand is sore on us, and on Dagon our god.
KJVThey 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.
GIGAKJVThey sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to 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 to Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about there.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd 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 struck the men of the city, both small and great, and they had tumors in their secret parts.
KJVTherefore 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.
GIGAKJVTherefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it happened, 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 kill us and our people.
KJVSo 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.
GIGAKJVSo 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 does not kill us, and our people. For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city. The hand of God was very heavy there.
KJVAnd the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
GIGAKJVAnd the men who did not die were struck with the tumors: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
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