“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.”
When the people of Ashdod saw how things were, they said: The ark of the God of Israel must not remain with us; for his hand is heavy on us and on our god Dagon—the Philistine elders recognize *yad YHWH* (the hand of the LORD) as the source of affliction. They acknowledge the superiority of Israel's God, yet they do not repent; they simply wish to be rid of the dangerous presence.
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