They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left to sling stones and shoot arrows from the bow. They were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin.
Psalm 78:9 - Tree of Life Version The sons of Ephraim were archers armed with bows, yet they turned back in the day of battle. 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: |
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left to sling stones and shoot arrows from the bow. They were Saul’s kinsmen from Benjamin.
Like their fathers they turned and were treacherous. They turned aside like a faulty bow.
But Simon said to Him, “Master, I am ready to go with You even to prison and to death!”
then the men of Israel would return to the battle. When Benjamin began to strike, killing about 30 of the men of Israel, they said, “Surely they are defeated before us, as in the first battle.”
Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Isn’t he the son of Jerubbaal? Isn’t Zebul his deputy? Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem—but why should we serve him?
Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel. Israel’s men fled before the Philistines and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
So the Philistines did fight and Israel was defeated—they fled every man to his tent. The slaughter was very great, as 30,000 of Israel’s foot soldiers fell.