1Samuel:4:1-11

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* And the word of Samuel was revealed to all Israel . And Israel went out to meet the Philistines for battle . And they pitched beside Ebenezer , and the Philistines pitched in Aphek . * And the Philistines set themselves in order to meet Israel , and the battle was spread . And Israel was stricken before the Philistines . And they struck about four thousand men from the battle line in the field . * And the people came into the camp , and the elders of Israel said , Why has Jehovah stricken us today before the Philistines ? Let us take the ark of the covenant of Jehovah to us , and let it come into our midst ; and it will save us from the hand of our enemies . * And the people sent to Shiloh , and they took from there the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of hosts , who dwells between the cherubs . And the two sons of Eli were there with the ark of the covenant of God , Hophni and Phinehas . * And it happened , when the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came into the camp , all Israel shouted a great shout , and the earth shook . * And the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting , and said , What is the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews ? And they saw that the ark of Jehovah had come into the camp . * And the Philistines were afraid , for they said God has come to the camp . And they said , Woe to us ! For never has it been like this before . * Woe to us ! Who will deliver us out of the hand of these great gods ? These are the gods who struck Egypt with every plague in the wilderness . * Make your selves strong and become men , O Philistines , lest you become slaves to the Hebrews , as they were slaves to you . Then you must be men and fight . * And the Philistines fought , and Israel was beaten . And they each one fled to his tent . And the blow was very great , and thirty thousand footmen of Israel fell . * And the ark of God was taken , and the two sons of Eli died , Hophni and Phinehas .

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