Psalm 78:9

Easy To Read Version

The men from Ephraim had their weapons,\par but they ran away from the battle.\par

Cross References

1 Chronicles 12:2

These men could shoot arrows from their bows with their right or left hand. They could also throw stones from their slings {\cf2\super [128]} with their right or left hand. They were Saul’s relatives from the family group of Benjamin. Their names were:

Psalm 78:57

The people of Israel turned away from God.\par They turned against him\par just like their fathers did.\par They changed directions like a boomerang. {\cf2\super [452]} \par

Luke 22:33

But Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, I am ready to go to jail with you. I will even die with you!”

Judges 9:28

Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “We are the men of Shechem. Why should we obey Abimelech? Who does he think he is? Abimelech is one of Jerub Baal’s sons, right? And Abimelech made Zebul his officer, right? We should not obey Abimelech! We should follow our own people, men from Hamor. [83] (Hamor was the father of Shechem.)

1 Samuel 31:1

The Philistines fought against Israel, and the Israelites ran away from the Philistines. Many Israelites were killed at Mount Gilboa.

1 Samuel 4:10

So the Philistines fought very hard and defeated the Israelites. Every Israelite soldier ran away to his tent. It was a terrible defeat for Israel. 30,000 Israelite soldiers were killed.