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1 Samuel 4 :: Webster's Bible (WEB)

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:1 - And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:2 - And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:3 - And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why hath the LORD smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh to us, that when it cometh among us, it may save us from the hand of our enemies.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:4 - So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who dwelleth between the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:5 - And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:6 - And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:7 - And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God hath come into the camp. And they said, Woe to us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:8 - Woe to us! Who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:9 - Be strong, and acquit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye may not be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you: acquit yourselves like men, and fight.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:10 - And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:11 - And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:12 - And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:13 - And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the way-side watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:14 - And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:15 - Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:16 - And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:17 - And the messenger answered and said, Israel hath fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:18 - And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:19 - And his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was with child near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law, and her husband were dead, she bowed herself, and travailed; for her pains came upon her.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:20 - And about the time of her death, the women that stood by her said to her, Fear not; for thou hast borne a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:21 - And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory hath departed from Israel. (Because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.)
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:22 - And she said, The glory hath departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
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