1 Samuel 4:3

Easy To Read Version

The Israelite soldiers came back to their camp. The elders (leaders) of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord let the Philistines defeat us? Let’s bring the Lord’s Box of the Agreement [41] from Shiloh. {In this way, God will go with us into battle.} He will save us from our enemies.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:25

King David said to Zadok, “Take God’s Holy Box [88] back to Jerusalem. If the Lord is pleased with me, then he will bring me back and let me see Jerusalem and his temple.

1 Chronicles 17:1

After David had moved into his house, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a house made of cedar wood, but the Box of the Agreement {\cf2\super [192]} sits under a tent. \{I want to build a temple {\cf2\super [193]} for God.\}”

Psalm 74:1

God, did you leave us forever?\par Are you still angry at your people?\par

Psalm 74:11

God, why did you punish us so hard?\par You used your great power\par and destroyed us completely!\par

Isaiah 50:1

The Lord says,\par “\{People of Israel, you say that I divorced\par your mother, Jerusalem.\}\par But where is the legal paper\par that proves I divorced her?\par My children, did I owe money to someone?\par Did I sell you to pay a debt?\par No! You were sold\par because of the bad things you did.\par Your mother (Jerusalem) was sent away\par because of the bad things you did.\par

Isaiah 58:3

Now those people say, “We stop eating food to show honor to you. Why don’t you see us? We hurt our bodies to show honor to you. Why don’t you notice us?”

Isaiah 59:1

Look, the Lord’s power is enough to save you. He can hear you when you ask him for help.

Isaiah 59:2

But your sins separate you from your God. The Lord sees your sins, and he turns away from you.

Jeremiah 3:16

In those days, there will be many of you in the land.” This message is from the Lord.

Jeremiah 7:4

Don’t trust the lies that some people say. They say, “This is the temple {\cf2\super [52]} of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord {\cf2\super [53]} !”

Numbers 10:33

{So Hobab agreed,} and they began traveling from the mountain of the Lord. The priests took the Box of the Lord’s Agreement [155] and walked in front of the people. They carried the Holy Box for three days, looking for a place to camp.

Numbers 10:35

When the people lifted the Holy Box to move the camp, Moses always said,

Numbers 31:6

Moses sent those 12,000 men to war. He sent Phineas, the son of Eleazar the priest, with them. Phineas took the holy things and the horns and trumpets with him.

Deuteronomy 29:24

“All the other nations will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do this to this land? Why was he so angry?’

Deuteronomy 31:26

“Take this Book of Teachings and put it by the side of the Box of the Agreement of the Lord your God. Then it will be a witness against you.

2 Timothy 3:5

Those people will continue to act like they serve God. But the way they live shows that they don’t really serve God. Timothy, stay away from those people.

Hebrews 9:4

In the Most Holy Place was a golden altar {\cf2\super [94]} for burning incense. {\cf2\super [95]} And also there was the Holy Box of the Agreement. {\cf2\super [96]} The box was covered with gold. Inside this box was a golden jar of manna {\cf2\super [97]} and Aaron’s rod (stick)—the rod that once grew leaves. Also in the box were the flat rocks \{with the Ten Commandments\} of the old agreement \{written on them\}.

Joshua 4:7

You will tell the children that the Lord stopped the water from flowing in the Jordan River. When the Holy Box of the Lord’s Agreement crossed the river, the water stopped flowing. Those rocks will help the people of Israel remember this thing forever.”

Joshua 6:6

So Joshua son of Nun called the priests together. Joshua said to them, “Carry the Holy Box [24] of the Lord. And tell seven priests to carry the trumpets and march in front of the Box.”

Joshua 7:7

Joshua said, “Lord my Master! You brought our people across the Jordan River. Why did you bring us this far and then allow the Amorite people to destroy us? We should have been satisfied and stayed on the other side of the Jordan River!

Joshua 7:8

I promise by my life, Lord! There is nothing I can say now. Israel has surrendered to the enemy.

1 Peter 3:21

That water is like baptism {\cf2\super [26]} that now saves you. Baptism is not the washing of dirt from the body. Baptism is asking God for a pure heart. It saves you because Jesus Christ was raised from death.

1 Samuel 1:24

When the boy was old enough to eat solid food, Hannah took him to the Lord’s house at Shiloh. Hannah also took a bull that was three years old, 20 pounds [14] of flour, and a bottle of wine.

1 Samuel 14:18

Saul said to Ahijah, “Bring God’s Holy Box! [130] ” (At that time God’s Holy Box was there with the Israelites.)

1 Samuel 4:2

The Philistines prepared to attack Israel. The battle began.