1 Samuel 5:4

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, The Infant Samuel Brought by Hannah to Eli, 1665 · Ashmolean Museum, Oxford · Public domainGerbrand van den Eeckhout, The Infant Samuel Brought by Hannah to Eli, 1665, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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1 Samuel 5:4 (WEB)
When they arose early on the following morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the LORD’s ark; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold. Only Dagon’s torso was intact.

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Ephrem the Syrian, Nineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 3
“There was then a mystery revealed, in that Dagon was brought low in his own place of refuge!” — editor's note: 1 Sam. v. 4.
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1 Corinthians 11:3
1 Corinthians 11:3 takes up the words of 1 Samuel 5:4 (8 words in common).

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PassageNineteen Hymns on the Nativity of Christ in the Flesh Hymn 3

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