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1 Samuel 4:1

New Living Translation

And Samuel’s words went out to all the people of Israel. At that time Israel was at war with the Philistines. The Israelite army was camped near Ebenezer, and the Philistines were at Aphek.

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The following spring he called up the Aramean army and marched out against Israel, this time at Aphek.

The rest fled into the town of Aphek, but the wall fell on them and killed another 27,000. Ben-hadad fled into the town and hid in a secret room.

Gebalites, Ammonites, and Amalekites; and people from Philistia and Tyre.

All of you—tribal leaders, elders, officers, all the men of Israel—are standing today in the presence of the Lord your God.

The king of Aphek The king of Lasharon

in the south also remains to be conquered. In the north, the following area has not yet been conquered: all the land of the Canaanites, including Mearah (which belongs to the Sidonians), stretching northward to Aphek on the border of the Amorites;

Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,

Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob—twenty-two towns with their surrounding villages.

But though I have rescued you from your misery and distress, you have rejected your God today and have said, ‘No, we want a king instead!’ Now, therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by tribes and clans.”

The entire Philistine army now mobilized at Aphek, and the Israelites camped at the spring in Jezreel.

Then the Lord said to Samuel, “I am about to do a shocking thing in Israel.

The Philistines attacked and defeated the army of Israel, killing 4,000 men.

After the Philistines captured the Ark of God, they took it from the battleground at Ebenezer to the town of Ashdod.

Samuel then took a large stone and placed it between the towns of Mizpah and Jeshanah. He named it Ebenezer (which means “the stone of help”), for he said, “Up to this point the Lord has helped us!”




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