“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. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.”
When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place—the *Dagon* (fish-god idol) collapses in obeisance before the *aron YHWH*. The supine posture (*naphal al-panav* literally, 'fell upon his face') is submission; the Philistines' attempt to restore the idol is futile.
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