1. Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.
2. The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the temple of Dagon, where they positioned it beside Dagon.
3. When the residents of Ashdod got up early the next day, Dagon was lying on the ground before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set him back in his place.