Judges 16:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“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.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the princes of the Philistines have been gathered together to sacrifice a great sacrifice to Dagon their god, and to rejoice; and they say, `Our god hath given into our hand Samson our enemy.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Judges 16:23 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 5:2carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.
- 1 Chronicles 10:10They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung his head in the temple of Dagon.
- Job 30:9And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.
- Psalms 35:15But when I stumbled, they assembled in glee; they gathered together against me. Assailants I did not know slandered me without ceasing.
- Proverbs 24:17Do not gloat when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart rejoice when he stumbles,
- 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.
- 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.
- Romans 1:23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images of mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
- 1 Corinthians 8:4So 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.
- 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.
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