One thousand will flee at the threat of one, at the threat of five you will flee, until you remain like a solitary pole on a mountaintop or a banner on a hill.
Deuteronomy 1:42 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘But the Lord said to me, “Tell them: Don’t go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from being defeated by your enemies.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the Lord said to me, Say to them, Do not go up or fight, for I am not among you–lest you be dangerously hurt by your enemies. American Standard Version (1901) And Jehovah said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up, neither fight; for I am not among you; lest ye be smitten before your enemies. Common English Bible But the LORD told me: Tell them: Don’t go up! Don’t fight because I will not be with you. You will be defeated by your enemies. Catholic Public Domain Version the Lord said to me: 'Say to them: Do not ascend and do not fight. For I am not with you. Otherwise, you may fall in the sight of your enemies.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord said to me: Say to them: Go not up, and fight not, for I am not with you: lest you fall before your enemies. |
One thousand will flee at the threat of one, at the threat of five you will flee, until you remain like a solitary pole on a mountaintop or a banner on a hill.
Even if they bring up children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe to them when I depart from them!
I will turn against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee even though no one is pursuing you.
So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was severe #– #thirty thousand of the Israelite foot soldiers fell.
The Philistines lined up in battle formation against Israel, and as the battle intensified, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.