1 Samuel 5:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Samuel 5:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Samuel 5:5 is a verse from the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Samuel 5:5 — KJV
“Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.”
— 1 Samuel 5:5 (KJV)
1 Samuel 5:5 in Context — About the Book of 1 Samuel
1 Samuel traces Israel's shift from judges to kings through three lives: Samuel the prophet, Saul the rejected king, and David the shepherd anointed in secret. It is rich with prayer — Hannah's desperate plea for a child opens the book and becomes a template for praying through tears.
Cross-References for 1 Samuel 5:5
“And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD, dedicated things: or, holy things: Heb. holinesses that every...: Heb. of the souls of his estimation cometh...: Heb. ascendeth upon the heart of a man”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:5: priests, any, come
“But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that kept the door put therein all the money that was brought into the house of the LORD. door: Heb. threshold”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:5: priests, come, into
“Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:5: therefore, neither, nor
“Neither shall ye build house, nor sow seed, nor plant vineyard, nor have any: but all your days ye shall dwell in tents; that ye may live many days in the land where ye be strangers.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:5: neither, nor, any
“Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.”
Shares key themes with 1 Samuel 5:5: therefore, neither, nor
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