1Sa 5:5 | JFB | STEP | 5. Therefore neither the priests ... nor any ... tread on the threshold of Dagon-- A superstitious ceremony crept in, and in the providence of God was continued, by which the Philistines contributed to publish this proof of the helplessness of their god. unto this day-- The usage continued in practice at the time when this history was written--probably in the later years of Samuel's life. . The Philistines Are Smitten with Emerods.

‏ 1 Samuel 5:5

5. Therefore neither the priests ... nor any ... tread on the threshold of Dagon--A superstitious ceremony crept in, and in the providence of God was continued, by which the Philistines contributed to publish this proof of the helplessness of their god.

unto this day--The usage continued in practice at the time when this history was written--probably in the later years of Samuel's life.

1Sa 5:6-12. The Philistines Are Smitten with Emerods.