Adonai threw them into confusion before Israel, defeated them with a crushing defeat at Gibeon, chased them by the road that goes up to Beth-horon, and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
1 Samuel 7:11 - Tree of Life Version Then the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and struck them down all the way to below Beth-car. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines and smote them as far as below Beth-car. American Standard Version (1901) And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car. Common English Bible The Israelite soldiers came out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines. They struck them down until they reached a place just below Beth-car. Catholic Public Domain Version And the men of Israel, departing from Mizpah, pursued the Philistines, and they struck them down as far as the place which was below Bethcar. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the men of Israel going out of Masphath pursued after the Philistines, and made slaughter of them till they came under Bethchar. |
Adonai threw them into confusion before Israel, defeated them with a crushing defeat at Gibeon, chased them by the road that goes up to Beth-horon, and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel. But Adonai thundered with loud thunder on that day against the Philistines and confused them so that they were defeated before Israel.
Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpah and Shen, and named Eben-ezer saying, “Thus far Adonai has helped us.”