The Philistines Capture the Ark
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And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at 1Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at 2Aphek.
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The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the field of battle.
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And when the troops came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD here 3from Shiloh, that it may come among us and save us from the power of our enemies."
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So the people sent to Shiloh and brought from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, 4who is enthroned on the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
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As soon as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel 5gave a mighty shout, so that the earth resounded.
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And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, "What does this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?" And when they learned that the ark of the LORD had come to the camp,
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the Philistines were afraid, for they said, "A god has come into the camp." And they said, "Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before.
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Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness.
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6Take courage, and be men, O Philistines, lest you become slaves to the Hebrews 7as they have been to you; be men and fight."
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
1 Samuel 4:1
Ora, saiu Israel � batalha contra os filisteus, e acampou-se perto de Ebenézer; e os filisteus se acamparam junto a Afeque.
King James Version KJV
1 Samuel 4:1
And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
New King James Version NKJV
1 Samuel 4:1
And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
Nova Versão Internacional NVIP
1 Samuel 4:1
E a palavra de Samuel espalhou-se por todo o Israel.Nessa época os israelitas saíram à guerra contra os filisteus. Eles acamparam em Ebenézer e os filisteus em Afeque.
The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.
(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)