09:005:004 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon
           was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the
           lord; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands
           were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was
           left to him.

09:005:005 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.

09:005:006 But the hand of the lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he
           destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and
           the coasts thereof.

09:005:007 And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The
           ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us:  for his hand
           is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.

09:005:008 They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the
           Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark
           of the God of Israel?  And they answered, Let the ark of the
           God of Israel be carried about unto Gath.  And they carried the
           ark of the God of Israel about thither.

09:005:009 And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand
           of the lord was against the city with a very great
           destruction:  and he smote the men of the city, both small and
           great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.

09:005:010 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron.  And it came to
           pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites
           cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God
           of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.

09:005:011 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the
           Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel,
           and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and
           our people:  for there was a deadly destruction throughout all
           the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

09:005:012 And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods:  and
           the cry of the city went up to heaven.

09:006:001 And the ark of the lord was in the country of the Philistines
           seven months.

09:006:002 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners,
           saying, What shall we do to the ark of the lord? tell us
           wherewith we shall send it to his place.

09:006:003 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel,
           send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass
           offering:  then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to
           you why his hand is not removed from you.