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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.”

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ASV

And the lords of the Philistines gathered them together to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice; for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

KJV

Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god, and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְסַרְנֵ֣יve.sar.Neiand [the] rulers ofH5633 →
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →
נֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙ne.'es.Futhey gatheredH622 →
לִזְבֹּ֧חַliz.Bo.achto sacrificeH2076 →
זֶֽבַח־ze.vach-a sacrificeH2077 →
גָּד֛וֹלga.DolgreatH1419 →
לְדָג֥וֹןle.da.Gonto DagonH1712 →
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.Hemgod theirH430 →
וּלְשִׂמְחָ֑הu.le.sim.Chahand for joyH8057 →
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they saidH559 →
נָתַ֤ןna.Tanhe has givenH5414 →
אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nugod ourH430 →
בְּיָדֵ֔נוּbe.ya.De.nuin hand ourH3027 →
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853 →
שִׁמְשׁ֥וֹןshim.ShonSamsonH8123 →
אוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'oy.Vei.nuenemies ourH341 →

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1 Samuel 5:2carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.Proverbs 24:17Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,1 Samuel 5:2–5carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.Daniel 3:2Then King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to assemble the satraps, prefects, governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates, and all the other officials of the provinces to attend the dedication of the statue he had set up.Judges 10:6And again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. They served the Baals, the Ashtoreths, the gods of Aram, Sidon, and Moab, and the gods of the Ammonites and Philistines. Thus they forsook the LORD and did not serve Him.Jeremiah 2:11Has a nation ever changed its gods, though they are no gods at all? Yet My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols.1 Chronicles 10:10They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.Romans 1:23–25and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.Psalms 35:15–16But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.Micah 4:5Though each of the peoples may walk in the name of his god, yet we will walk in the name of the LORD our God forever and ever.1 Corinthians 8:4–5So about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that an idol is nothing at all in the world, and that there is no God but one.Job 30:9–10And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.Hosea 2:5For their mother has played the harlot and has conceived them in disgrace. For she thought, ‘I will go after my lovers, who give me bread and water, wool and linen, oil and drink.’Isaiah 45:11Thus says the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker: “How dare you question Me about My sons, or instruct Me in the work of My hands?Judges 9:27And after they had gone out into the fields, gathered grapes from their vineyards, and trodden them, they held a festival and went into the house of their god; and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.Daniel 5:23Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.Ezekiel 31:11I delivered it into the hand of the ruler of the nations, for him to deal with it according to its wickedness. I have banished it.1 Corinthians 10:20No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.

About Judges

Samson and Delilah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Samson and Delilah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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