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And 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.

But 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.

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.

And 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.

And 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.

When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.

So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers colours of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?

Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,

The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?

At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.

She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen"s hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.

He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.

Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.

The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.

They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.

The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.

Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.

Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.

And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.

Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.

Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the mighty.

Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.

Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.

My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.