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1.3 KiB
1 Samuel 05 Translation Questions
Q? In what position did the people find the idol Dagon the next day after the Philistines brought the ark of God into the house of Dagon?
A. Dagon was found fallen face down on the ground before the ark of Yahweh. [5:1-3]
Q? What remained of the idol Dagon the next morning after they had set him back in his place before the ark?
A. Only the trunk of Dagon remained and his head and hands were lying cut off in the doorway. [5:4]
Q? Why did the men of Ashdod say that the ark should not stay with them?
A. The hand of the God of Israel was hard against them and against Dagon their god. [5:6-7]
Q? To what place did the Philistines move the ark of the God of Israel?
A. The Philistines moved the ark to Gath. [5:8]
Q? With what did Yahweh afflict the men of the city of Gath?
A. Yahweh afflicted them with tumors. [5:9]
Q? What did the people of Ekron say that the God of Israel would do to them because the ark was sent to their city?
A. They said that the God of Israel would kill them and their people. [5:10]
Q? To what place did the people of Ekron request the rulers to send the ark?
A. They requested that the ark be sent to its own place. [5:11]
Q? To what place did the cry of the men of the city go?
A. The cry of the men of the city went up to the heavens. [5:12]