Psalm 78:9

New American Bible - revised edition

The ranks of Ephraimite archers, retreated on the day of battle.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 12:2

They were archers who could use either the right or the left hand, both in slinging stones and in shooting arrows with the bow. They were some of Saul’s kinsmen, from Benjamin.

Psalm 78:57

They turned disloyal, faithless like their ancestors; they proved false like a slack bow.

Luke 22:33

He said to him, “Lord, I am prepared to go to prison and to die with you.”

Judges 20:39

and the men of Israel would then wheel about in the battle. Benjamin, having begun by killing off some thirty of the men of Israel, thought, “Surely they are completely routed before us, as in the earlier fighting.”

Judges 9:28

Gaal, son of Ebed, said, “Who is Abimelech? And who is Shechem that we should serve him? Did not the son of Jerubbaal and his lieutenant Zebul serve the men of Hamor, father of Shechem? So why should we serve him?

1 Samuel 31:1

Now the Philistines went to war against Israel, and the Israelites fled before them, and fell, slain on Mount Gilboa.

1 Samuel 4:10

The Philistines fought and Israel was defeated; everyone fled to their own tents. It was a disastrous defeat; Israel lost thirty thousand foot soldiers.