1 Samuel 5:4
1 Samuel · Old Testament · Chapter 5
“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.”1 Samuel 5:4
What Does 1 Samuel 5:4 Mean?
1 Samuel 5:4 is found in the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 5, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (9)
These passages are connected to 1 Samuel 5:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Micah 1:7“And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot.”Isaiah 2:18“And the idols he shall utterly abolish.”Jeremiah 10:11“Thus shall ye say unto them, The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth, even they shall perish from the earth, and from under these heavens.”Jeremiah 50:2“Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.”Exodus 20:23“Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold.”Isaiah 27:9“By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.”Ezekiel 6:4“And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain men before your idols.”Daniel 11:8“And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods, with their princes, and with their precious vessels of silver and of gold; and he shall continue more years than the king of the north.”Hosea 10:2“Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.”
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