1 Samuel 4:2

Modern English Version

The Philistines arrayed themselves in a battle line against Israel, and when the battle was over, Israel was beaten before the Philistines, who struck down on the field of battle about four thousand men.

Cross References

Lamentations 3:40

Let us search and try our ways, and return to the Lord!

Leviticus 26:37

They shall fall one upon one another, as to escape before the sword, though no one pursues, and you shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

Numbers 14:45

Then the Amalekites and the Canaanites who dwelt on that mountain went down and defeated them, pursuing them as far as Hormah.

Joshua 7:12

Therefore the Israelites cannot stand before their enemies. They turn their backs to their enemies because they have become dedicated for destruction. I will not be with you anymore if you do not destroy the things dedicated for destruction in your midst.

1 Samuel 17:21

And Israel and the Philistines ordered themselves in battle lines, army against army.

1 Samuel 17:8

He stood and called out to the ranks of Israel, “Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am not I the Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose for yourselves a man and let him come down to me.

1 Samuel 4:1

And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. And Israel went out to battle against the Philistines and they made camp beside Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

1 Samuel 4:10

So the Philistines fought and Israel was beaten. And they fled every man into his tent. It was a very great defeat, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.

1 Samuel 4:3

When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord struck us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh to us, that it might come among us and rescue us out of the hand of our enemies.”