51 After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
51 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.
51 When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
51 Once the Philistines had seized the Chest of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,
51 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
51 After the Philistines captured the Ark of God, they took it from the battleground at Ebenezer to the town of Ashdod.
2 Then they carried the ark into Dagon's temple and set it beside Dagon.
2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
2 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it up beside Dagon.
2 brought it into the shrine of Dagon, and placed it alongside the idol of Dagon.
2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the temple of Dagon and set it by Dagon.
2 They carried the Ark of God into the temple of Dagon and placed it beside an idol of Dagon.
(Read 1 Samuel 5:1-5)
See the ark's triumph over Dagon. Thus the kingdom of Satan will certainly fall before the kingdom of Christ, error before truth, profaneness before godliness, and corruption before grace in the hearts of the faithful. When the interests of religion seem to be ready to sink, even then we may be confident that the day of their triumph will come. When Christ, the true Ark of the covenant, really enters the heart of fallen man, which is indeed Satan's temple, all idols will fall, every endeavour to set them up again will be vain, sin will be forsaken, and unrighteous gain restored; the Lord will claim and possess the throne. But pride, self-love, and worldly lusts, though dethroned and crucified, still remain within us, like the stump of Dagon. Let us watch and pray that they may not prevail. Let us seek to have them more entirely destroyed.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 5:1
Commentary on 1 Samuel 5:1-5
(Read 1 Samuel 5:1-5)
See the ark's triumph over Dagon. Thus the kingdom of Satan will certainly fall before the kingdom of Christ, error before truth, profaneness before godliness, and corruption before grace in the hearts of the faithful. When the interests of religion seem to be ready to sink, even then we may be confident that the day of their triumph will come. When Christ, the true Ark of the covenant, really enters the heart of fallen man, which is indeed Satan's temple, all idols will fall, every endeavour to set them up again will be vain, sin will be forsaken, and unrighteous gain restored; the Lord will claim and possess the throne. But pride, self-love, and worldly lusts, though dethroned and crucified, still remain within us, like the stump of Dagon. Let us watch and pray that they may not prevail. Let us seek to have them more entirely destroyed.