Psalm 78:9 - Easy To Read Version The men from Ephraim had their weapons,\par but they ran away from the battle.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The children of Ephraim were armed and carrying bows, yet they turned back in the day of battle. American Standard Version (1901) The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows, Turned back in the day of battle. Common English Bible The children of Ephraim, armed with bows, retreated on the day of battle. Catholic Public Domain Version Help us, O God, our Savior. And free us, Lord, for the glory of your name. And forgive us our sins for the sake of your name. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Help us, O God, our saviour: and for the glory of thy name, O Lord, deliver us: and forgive us our sins for thy name's sake: |
These men could shoot arrows from their bows with their right or left hand. They could also throw stones from their slings {\cf2\super [128]} with their right or left hand. They were Saul’s relatives from the family group of Benjamin. Their names were:
The people of Israel turned away from God.\par They turned against him\par just like their fathers did.\par They changed directions like a boomerang. {\cf2\super [452]} \par
But Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, I am ready to go to jail with you. I will even die with you!”
Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “We are the men of Shechem. Why should we obey Abimelech? Who does he think he is? Abimelech is one of Jerub Baal’s sons, right? And Abimelech made Zebul his officer, right? We should not obey Abimelech! We should follow our own people, men from Hamor. [83] (Hamor was the father of Shechem.)
The Philistines fought against Israel, and the Israelites ran away from the Philistines. Many Israelites were killed at Mount Gilboa.
So the Philistines fought very hard and defeated the Israelites. Every Israelite soldier ran away to his tent. It was a terrible defeat for Israel. 30,000 Israelite soldiers were killed.