1 Samuel 4:3

New Century Version

When some Israelite soldiers went back to their camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord let the Philistines defeat us? Let’s bring the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord here from Shiloh and take it with us into battle. Then God will save us from our enemies.”

Cross References

Jude 1:5

I want to remind you of some things you already know: Remember that the Lord saved his people by bringing them out of the land of Egypt. But later he destroyed all those who did not believe.

1 Peter 3:21

And that water is like baptism that now saves you—not the washing of dirt from the body, but the promise made to God from a good conscience. And this is because Jesus Christ was raised from the dead.

Hebrews 9:4

In it was a golden altar for burning incense and the Ark covered with gold that held the old agreement. Inside this Ark was a golden jar of manna, Aaron’s rod that once grew leaves, and the stone tablets of the old agreement.

2 Timothy 3:5

and will act as if they serve God but will not have his power. Stay away from those people.

Jeremiah 7:4

Don’t trust the lies of people who say, “This is the Temple of the Lord. This is the Temple of the Lord. This is the Temple of the Lord!”

Jeremiah 3:16

In those days there will be many of you in the land,” says the Lord. “At that time people will no longer say, ‘I remember the Ark of the Agreement.’ They won’t think about it anymore or remember it or miss it or make another one.

Isaiah 58:3

They say, ‘To honor you we had special days when we fasted, but you didn’t see. We humbled ourselves to honor you, but you didn’t notice.’ ” But the Lord says, “You do what pleases yourselves on these special days, and you are unfair to your workers.

Isaiah 50:1

This is what the Lord says: “People of Israel, you say I divorced your mother. Then where is the paper that proves it? Or do you think I sold you to pay a debt? Because of the evil things you did, I sold you. Because of the times she turned against me, your mother was sent away.

Psalm 74:11

Why do you hold back your power? Bring your power out in the open and destroy them!

Psalm 74:1

God, why have you rejected us for so long? Why are you angry with us, the sheep of your pasture?

1 Chronicles 17:1

When David moved into his palace, he said to Nathan the prophet, “Look, I am living in a palace made of cedar, but the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord sits in a tent.”

2 Samuel 15:25

The king said to Zadok, “Take the Ark of God back into the city. If the Lord is pleased with me, he will bring me back and will let me see both it and Jerusalem again.

1 Samuel 14:18

So Saul said to Ahijah the priest, “Bring the Ark of God.” (At that time it was with the Israelites.)

Joshua 7:7

Then Joshua said, “Lord God, you brought our people across the Jordan River. Why did you bring us this far and then let the Amorites destroy us? We would have been happy to stay on the other side of the Jordan.

Joshua 4:7

Tell them the water stopped flowing in the Jordan when the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord crossed the river. These rocks will always remind the Israelites of this.”

Deuteronomy 31:26

He said, “Take this Book of the Teachings and put it beside the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord your God. It must stay there as a witness against you.

Deuteronomy 29:24

All the other nations will ask, “Why has the Lord done this to the land? Why is he so angry?”

Numbers 31:6

Moses sent those men to war; Phinehas son of Eleazar the priest was with them. He took with him the holy things and the trumpets for giving the alarm.

Numbers 10:35

When the Ark left the camp, Moses said, “Rise up, Lord! Scatter your enemies: make those who hate you run from you.”

Numbers 10:33

So they left the mountain of the Lord and traveled for three days. The Ark of the Lord’s Agreement went in front of the people for those three days, as they looked for a place to camp.

Joshua 6:6

So Joshua son of Nun called the priests together and said to them, “Carry the Ark of the Agreement. Tell seven priests to carry trumpets and march in front of it.”

Joshua 7:8

Lord, there is nothing I can say now. Israel has been beaten by the enemy.

1 Samuel 1:24

When Samuel was old enough to eat, Hannah took him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh, along with a three-year-old bull, one-half bushel of flour, and a leather bag filled with wine.

1 Samuel 4:2

The Philistines went to meet the Israelites in battle. And as the battle spread, they defeated the Israelites, killing about four thousand soldiers on the battlefield.

Isaiah 59:1

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

Isaiah 59:2

It is your evil that has separated you from your God. Your sins cause him to turn away from you, so he does not hear you.