Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
ASV
American Standard Version
Thus
the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the
Israelites
went out to
meet
the Philistines in
battle and
camped
at
Ebenezer
, while
the Philistines camped
at
Aphek.
And
the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel
went out against
the Philistines to
battle, and
encamped
beside
Eben-ezer:
and
the Philistines encamped
in
Aphek.
The Philistines arrayed
themselves against Israel ,
and as
the
battle spread
, Israel was defeated
by
the Philistines ,
who
struck
down
about four thousand men on
the
battlefield
.
And
the Philistines put
themselves in
array
against Israel :
and when
they
joined
battle, Israel was smitten
before
the Philistines ;
and
they
slew
of
the
army
in
the
field
about four thousand men.
When the troops
returned
to
the camp, the elders of Israel asked
, “Why
has
the
LORD
brought
defeat
on
us before the Philistines today
? Let us bring
the ark of the covenant of the
LORD
from
Shiloh, so
that it may go
with
us to
save us from
the hand of our enemies. ”
And
when the people
were
come
into
the camp, the elders of Israel said
, Wherefore
hath
Jehovah
smitten
us to-day
before the Philistines? Let us fetch
the ark of the covenant of Jehovah
out
of
Shiloh unto
us
, that it may come
among
us ,
and
save us out
of
the hand of our enemies.
So the people sent men
to Shiloh ,
and they brought back
the ark of the covenant of the
LORD
of Hosts, who sits
enthroned
between
the cherubim .
And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
So the people sent to Shiloh ;
and they brought from
thence
the ark of the covenant of Jehovah
of hosts, who sitteth
`above'
the cherubim :
and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
When the ark of the covenant of the
LORD
entered
the camp, all the
Israelites
raised
such
a great shout that it
shook
the ground
.
And
when the ark of the covenant of Jehovah
came
into
the camp, all Israel
shouted
with
a great shout ,
so
that the earth
rang
again
.
On
hearing
the noise of the shout, the
Philistines
asked
, “
What is
this loud
shouting
in the camp of the Hebrews? ”
And when
they realized
that the ark of the
LORD
had
entered
the camp ,
And
when
the Philistines
heard
the
noise of the shout, they
said
, What meaneth
the
noise
of
this great
shout
in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood
that the ark of Jehovah
was
come
into
the camp .
the Philistines were afraid .
“
The gods
have
entered
their
camp !”
they said .
“
Woe to
us ,
for nothing
like
this
has
happened
before
.
And
the Philistines were afraid ,
for
they
said,
God
is
come
into
the camp .
And
they said ,
Woe unto
us !
for there
hath
not
been
such
a
thing
heretofore
.
Woe to
us! Who will
deliver us from
the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who
struck
the Egyptians with all kinds
of plagues in the wilderness.
Woe unto
us! who shall
deliver us out
of
the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that
smote
the Egyptians with all manner
of plagues in the wilderness.
Take
courage
and
be men, O Philistines !
Otherwise
, you
will
serve
the Hebrews just
as they served
you .
Now
be
men and fight !”
Be strong,
and
quit
yourselves
like
men, O ye
Philistines, that
ye
be
not
servants
unto
the Hebrews ,
as they have
been
to
you :
quit
yourselves
like
men ,
and fight .
So
the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated
, and each
man
fled to his tent .
The
slaughter
was very great —thirty
thousand
foot
soldiers
of Israel fell
.
And
the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten
, and they
fled every
man
to his tent :
and
there
was a
very great slaughter;
for
there
fell
of Israel thirty
thousand
footmen
.
The ark of God was captured,
and Eli’s
two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died
.
And
the ark of God was taken;
and the
two sons of
Eli
, Hophni and Phinehas, were
slain
.
That
same
day
a
Benjamite
ran from
the
battle
line
all
the way
to Shiloh, with his clothes torn
and dirt
on
his head.
And
there
ran a
man
of
Benjamin
out
of
the army,
and
came
to Shiloh the
same
day
, with his clothes rent,
and with
earth
upon
his head.
When he arrived
, there
was
Eli
, sitting on
his chair
beside
the road
and
watching ,
because
his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered
the city to
give
a
report
, the whole
city cried out.
And
when he came
, lo
, Eli
was
sitting upon
his seat
by
the wayside
watching ;
for
his heart trembled for the ark of God. And
when the man came
into
the city, and
told
it,
all
the city cried out.
Eli heard the outcry
and
asked
, “Why
this commotion
? ”
So
the man hurried
over
and reported
to
Eli.
And
when
Eli heard the noise
of
the
crying
, he
said,
What
meaneth
the
noise
of
this tumult
? And
the man hasted,
and came
and
told
Eli.
Now Eli was ninety -
eight years old ,
and his gaze
was
fixed
because
he could not see.
Now Eli was ninety and
eight years old ;
and his eyes
were
set,
so
that
he could not see.
“I
have
just
come
from
the
battle,”
the man said to
Eli .
“
I fled from
there
today
. ”
“What
happened
, my son? ”
Eli
asked.
And
the man said unto
Eli ,
I am
he
that
came
out
of
the
army,
and
I
fled to-day
out
of
the
army
. And
he
said
, How
went
the
matter,
my son?
The messenger
answered, “
Israel has
fled before the Philistines, and there has
been a great slaughter among the people .
Your
two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both
dead, and the ark of God has
been
captured
. ”
And
he
that
brought
the tidings
answered and
said
, Israel is
fled before the Philistines, and there hath
been also
a great slaughter among the people ,
and
thy
two sons also
, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is
taken
.
As
soon
as
the ark of God was
mentioned
, Eli fell
backward
from his chair
by the city
gate ,
and
being
old
and heavy,
he
broke
his neck and died. And Eli
had judged Israel forty years.
And
it
came
to
pass,
when
he
made
mention
of
the ark of God, that
`
Eli '
feel
from off
his seat
backward
by the side
of
the
gate ;
and his neck brake,
and he
died :
for
he
was
an
old
man,
and
heavy
. And he
had judged Israel forty years.
Now
Eli’s
daughter-in-law, the
wife
of
Phinehas, was pregnant
and
about
to give
birth.
When she heard the news
of
the capture
of
God’s
ark and
the
deaths
of her father-in-law and her husband, she collapsed
and gave
birth,
for her labor
pains overtook
her.
And
his
daughter-in-law, Phinehas '
wife
, was with
child,
near
to be
delivered:
and
when she heard the tidings
that
the ark of God
was
taken,
and
that
her father-in-law and her husband were
dead
, she bowed
herself
and brought
forth;
for her pains came
upon
her.
As
she
was
dying,
the women attending
to
her said, “Do
not be
afraid,
for you
have
given
birth
to
a son !”
But she did
not respond
or
pay
any
heed
.
And
about
the time
of
her
death
the
women that
stood
by
her said unto
her
, Fear
not ;
for thou
hast
brought
forth
a son .
But she answered
not ,
neither
did
she
regard
it
.
And she named the boy
Ichabod, saying, “
The glory has
departed from Israel ,”
because the ark of God had
been
captured
and her father-in-law and her husband had
been
killed
.
And she named the child
Ichabod, saying, The glory is
departed from Israel ;
because the ark of God was
taken,
and because
of
her father-in-law and her husband.
“
The glory has
departed from Israel ,”
she
said,
“
for the ark of God has
been
captured
. ”
And
she
said,
The glory is
departed from Israel ;
for the ark of God is
taken
.
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