Dagon was the national idol of the Philistines (1 Chronicles 10:10), so named from Dag, a fish. The description of Dagon in his temple …

To Dagon their god. — Compare 1 Samuel 5:1–2; 1 Chronicles 10:10. This was the

“Sea-monster…

Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them together
The five lords, with their friends, not directly upon Samso…

Samson's afflictions were the means of bringing him to deep repentance. By the loss of his bodily sight, the eyes of his understanding were opened;…