1 Samuel 4:9-11

International Children’s Bible

⁹ Be brave, Philistines! Fight like men! In the past they were our slaves. So fight like men, or you will become their slaves.”

¹⁰ So the Philistines fought hard and defeated the Israelites. Every Israelite soldier ran away to his own home. It was a great defeat for Israel, because 30,000 Israelite soldiers were killed. ¹¹ The Ark of the Covenant of God was taken by the Philistines. And Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were killed.