1. And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod. / 2. When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. / 3. And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon {was} fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. →

Alright, in 1 Samuel 5, the Philistines have stolen the Ark of the Covenant from the Israelites as a sort of war trophy. They take it back to their city, Ashdod, and put it in their temple. But lo and behold, the Philistines soon realize that the Ark is not like any other shrine, because it brings tons of plagues, including tumors and rats. →

Joe: Alright, so what’s going on in 1 Samuel 5? Bible Expert: Well Joe, 1 Samuel 5 is all about the Philistines capturing the Ark of the Covenant, the holiest object in all of Judaism. Joe: Wait wait wait, the Ark of the Covenant? Like Indiana Jones? →

Alex Trebek: Alright, so let's move on to the next question. Contestant: Actually, I'd like to take this opportunity to talk about the Bible. Alex Trebek: (sighs) You know what? I'm gonna stop you right there. →

"Listen up, you maggots! Chapter 5 of 1 Samuel is all about the ark of the Lord. The Philistines captured the ark, so they set it up in the temple of their god Dagon. But the next morning, Dagon was lying on the floor, so they set him back up. →

Robin: Holy Bible, Batman! What is that noise? Batman: It's the Philistines, Robin! They have taken the Ark of the Covenant from the Israelites and brought it to their city of Ashdod. Catwoman: But why did they take the Ark, Batman? →

Listen, Jack, c'mon man, here's the deal about 1 Samuel 5. So, the Philistines captured the Ark of God from the Israelites and took it to Ashdod, and put it in the temple of their god, Dagon. Now, get this, the next morning, the people of Ashdod look and Dagon has fallen on his face before the Ark of the Lord. →

1 Samuel 5 - Wow, what an incredible chapter! Bigly, many people are saying that it's an unbelievable narrative about the Philistines and their defeat of the Israelites. Very, very amazing. The Philistines had captured the Ark of the Covenant from the Israelites, and then took it to their city called Ashdod. →

Scene: Peter and Stewie are discussing 1 Samuel 5 Peter: So, 1 Samuel 5 is all about how the Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant and bring it to their city of Ashdod. Stewie: Yeah, and then, uh, the Philistines put the Ark in the house of the god Dagon, and the next morning the statue of Dagon was lying face-down on the ground in front of the Ark! →