Verse 3
1 Samuel 4:3
Free Bible Version
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When the Israelite army returned to camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord defeat us before the Philistines today? Let's go and get the Ark of the Lord's Agreement from Shiloh, so that he can accompany us and save us from our enemies.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּבֹ֣א הָ/עָם֮ אֶל הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶה֒ וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לָ֣/מָּה נְגָפָ֧/נוּ יְהוָ֛ה הַ/יּ֖וֹם לִ/פְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים נִקְחָ֧ה אֵלֵ֣י/נוּ מִ/שִּׁלֹ֗ה אֶת אֲרוֹן֙ בְּרִ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה וְ/יָבֹ֣א בְ/קִרְבֵּ֔/נוּ וְ/יֹשִׁעֵ֖/נוּ מִ/כַּ֥ף אֹיְבֵֽי/נוּ
English Translation
And the people came to the camp, and the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring to us from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and it will come among us and save us from the hand of our enemies."
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Chapter 4 Context
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and Samuel's words were communicated to all the Israelites. The Israelites marched out to confront t...
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The Philistines attacked the Israelites in formation, and when the battle spread, the Philistines de...
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When the Israelite army returned to camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord defeat us be...
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So the army sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the Ark of the Lord Almighty's Agreement, he w...
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When the Ark of the Lord's Agreement arrived in the camp, all the Israelites gave such a loud shout...
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When the Philistines heard all the shouting, they asked, “What's the meaning of this shouting in the...
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the Philistines were afraid. “A god has arrived in the camp,” they said. “We're in trouble, for noth...
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This is disaster for us! Who will save us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods wh...
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Be brave, and fight like real men, Philistines! Otherwise you'll end up as slaves to the Israelites,...
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10
So the Philistines fought, and the Israelites were defeated—every man ran away home. The death toll...
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11
The Ark of God (Elohim) was captured, and Hophni and Phinehas, Eli's two sons, died.
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12
A man from the tribe of Benjamin ran from the battle that day all the way to Shiloh. His clothes wer...
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When he arrived, Eli was sitting there on his chair by the road, watching out for news because he wa...
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Eli heard the crying and asked, “What's all this noise?” The man rushed over to Eli and told him wha...
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Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were fixed because he couldn't see.
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“I've just come from the battle,” the man said. “I ran away from it today.” “What happened, my son?”...
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“Israel ran away from the Philistines—we were badly defeated,” the messenger replied. “Also your two...
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As soon as the Ark of God (Elohim) was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the town gate....
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His daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news t...
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Just before she died, the women caring for her said, “Don't give up—you have given birth to a son!”...
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She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has left Israel,” because Ark of God (Elohim) had been...
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She said, “The glory has left Israel, for the Ark of God (Elohim) has been captured.”
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