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**God** . Hebrew. *Elohim* . See App-4 .
**Eben-ezer** . Compare [1 Samuel 4:1](../../../kjv/1-samuel/4/1) ; [1 Samuel 7:12](../../../kjv/1-samuel/7/12) .
**Ashdod** = fortified. Now Esdud. Compare [Joshua 13:3](../../../kjv/joshua/13/3) . See note on [Genesis 10:14](../../../kjv/genesis/10/14) .

**Dagon** = great fish.

**the morrow.** Septuagint adds "and entered into the house of Dagon, they looked and "behold, &c. behold. Figure of speech *Asterismos.* App-6 .
**the LORD** . Hebrew. *Jehovah.* in contrast with Dagon. App-4 .

**only . . . Dagon** . The hands and feet being gone, only Dagon (the fish part) remained.

**hand** . Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Cause), App-6 , for the judgments inflicted by it.
**emerods** . See note on [Deuteronomy 28:27](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/28/27) .

**men** . Hebrew. *"enosh.* App-14 . Ill.

**lords** = princes. See note on [Joshua 13:3](../../../kjv/joshua/13/3) .

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