Psalm 78:9

New Living Translation

The warriors of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned their backs and fled on the day of battle.

Cross References

1 Chronicles 12:2

All of them were expert archers, and they could shoot arrows or sling stones with their left hand as well as their right. They were all relatives of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin.

Psalm 78:57

They turned back and were as faithless as their parents. They were as undependable as a crooked bow.

Luke 22:33

Peter said, “Lord, I am ready to go to prison with you, and even to die with you.”

Judges 20:39

When the Israelites saw the smoke, they turned and attacked Benjamin’s warriors. By that time Benjamin’s warriors had killed about thirty Israelites, and they shouted, “We’re defeating them as we did in the first battle!”

Judges 9:28

“Who is Abimelech?” Gaal shouted. “He’s not a true son of Shechem, so why should we be his servants? He’s merely the son of Gideon, and this Zebul is merely his deputy. Serve the true sons of Hamor, the founder of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?

1 Samuel 31:1

Now the Philistines attacked Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them. Many were slaughtered on the slopes of Mount Gilboa.

1 Samuel 4:10

So the Philistines fought desperately, and Israel was defeated again. The slaughter was great; 30,000 Israelite soldiers died that day. The survivors turned and fled to their tents.