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1 Samuel 4:1-2
Common English Bible
1 Samuel 4:1-2
Common English Bible
4 And Samuel’s word went out to all Israel.
The Philistines capture God’s chest
In those days the Philistines gathered for war against Israel,[a] so Israel went out to engage the Philistines in war. Israel camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek. 2 The Philistines readied themselves to fight Israel. When the battle was joined, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the battlefield.
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- 1 Samuel 4:1 LXX; MT lacks In those days… against Israel.
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