1 Samuel 4:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And a man of Benjamin ran from the army and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes torn and dirt upon his head.

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  • Josh 7:6 : 6 And Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.
  • 2 Sam 1:2 : 2 On the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes torn and earth upon his head: and when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid respect.
  • 2 Sam 15:32 : 32 And it came to pass, that when David came to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn, and earth upon his head:
  • Neh 9:1 : 1 On the twenty-fourth day of this month, the children of Israel gathered with fasting and wearing sackcloth, and with earth upon them.
  • Job 2:12 : 12 And when they lifted up their eyes from afar and did not recognize him, they lifted up their voices and wept; and they tore every one his mantle and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
  • 2 Sam 13:19 : 19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her garment of many colors that was on her, and laid her hand on her head, and went on crying.

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  • 1 Sam 4:13-14
    2 verses
    83%

    13And when he came, behold, Eli sat upon a seat by the roadside 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.

    14And when Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, What does the noise of this tumult mean? And the man came in hastily and told Eli.

  • 1 Sam 4:16-18
    3 verses
    81%

    16And the man said to Eli, I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. And he said, What happened, my son?

    17And the messenger answered and said, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

    18And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from 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.

  • 1 Sam 4:10-11
    2 verses
    74%

    10And the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and they fled every man to his tent, and there was a very great slaughter; for thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.

    11And the ark of God was taken, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were killed.

  • Josh 7:6
    74%

    6And Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the evening, he and the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

  • 2 Sam 1:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2On the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes torn and earth upon his head: and when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid respect.

    3And David said to him, Where do you come from? And he said to him, I have escaped from the camp of Israel.

  • 1 Sam 4:2-7
    6 verses
    73%

    2And the Philistines arranged themselves against Israel, and when they joined battle, Israel was defeated before the Philistines, and they killed about four thousand men of the army in the field.

    3And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us, it may save us from the hand of our enemies.

    4So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who dwells between the cherubim, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

    5And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout so that the earth rang again.

    6And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What does the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean? And they understood that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp.

    7And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe to us! for such a thing has not happened before.

  • 2 Sam 1:11-12
    2 verses
    73%

    11Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them; and likewise all the men that were with him:

    12And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they had fallen by the sword.

  • 2 Sam 15:32
    71%

    32And it came to pass, that when David came to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn, and earth upon his head:

  • 1 Sam 11:4-5
    2 verses
    70%

    4Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the news in the ears of the people, and all the people lifted up their voices and wept.

    5And behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field, and Saul said, "What troubles the people, that they weep?" And they told him the news of the men of Jabesh.

  • 2 Sam 13:31
    70%

    31Then the king arose, tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

  • Judg 19:16
    69%

    16And behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at evening, who was also from Mount Ephraim, and he sojourned in Gibeah; but the men of the place were Benjamites.

  • 1 Sam 10:22
    69%

    22Therefore they inquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come there. And the LORD answered, Behold, he has hidden himself among the equipment.

  • 2 Kgs 22:11
    69%

    11And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he tore his clothes.

  • 1 Sam 17:52
    69%

    52The men of Israel and Judah arose, shouted, and pursued the Philistines as far as the entrance to the valley and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell along the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath and Ekron.

  • 2 Kgs 6:30
    69%

    30And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his clothes; and he passed by on the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth underneath on his flesh.

  • 1 Sam 1:3
    69%

    3And this man went up from his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD, were there.

  • 1 Sam 14:3
    69%

    3Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD's priest in Shiloh, was wearing an ephod. And the people did not know that Jonathan had gone.

  • Jer 41:5
    69%

    5That there came certain men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even eighty men, with their beards shaved, and their clothes torn, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.

  • Judg 20:12
    69%

    12And the tribes of Israel sent men throughout all the tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness is this that is done among you?

  • Judg 21:2
    69%

    2And the people came to the house of God, and stayed there until evening before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept bitterly;

  • 1 Chr 10:9
    69%

    9And when they had stripped him, they took his head and his armor, and sent them into the land of the Philistines all around, to proclaim the news to their idols and to the people.

  • 1 Sam 15:27
    69%

    27And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it tore.

  • Isa 37:1
    69%

    1And it happened, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

  • 1 Sam 23:6
    68%

    6And it happened, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down with an ephod in his hand.

  • Gen 44:13
    68%

    13Then they tore their clothes, and loaded every man his donkey, and returned to the city.

  • Judg 20:3
    68%

    3(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpeh.) Then the children of Israel said, Tell us, how did this wickedness occur?

  • 2 Kgs 19:1
    68%

    1And it happened, when King Hezekiah heard it, that he tore his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth, and went into the house of the LORD.

  • Judg 20:31
    68%

    31And the children of Benjamin went out against the people, and were drawn away from the city; and they began to strike of the people, and kill, as at other times, in the highways, of which one goes up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

  • Isa 36:22
    68%

    22Then Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, son of Asaph, the recorder, came to Hezekiah with their clothes torn and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

  • Neh 9:1
    68%

    1On the twenty-fourth day of this month, the children of Israel gathered with fasting and wearing sackcloth, and with earth upon them.

  • 1 Sam 14:15-16
    2 verses
    68%

    15There was trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and the raiders also trembled, and the earth quaked, so there was a very great trembling.

    16The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude melted away, and they went here and there.

  • 1 Sam 16:4
    68%

    4And Samuel did what the LORD spoke, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Do you come peaceably?

  • 2 Kgs 5:8
    68%

    8And it happened, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Why have you torn your clothes? Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.

  • Judg 20:39
    68%

    39And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to strike and kill of the men of Israel about thirty persons; for they said, Surely they are struck down before us, as in the first battle.

  • 2 Kgs 18:37
    68%

    37Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, Shebna the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went to Hezekiah with their clothes torn, and told him the words of Rabshakeh.

  • Num 14:6
    67%

    6And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, who were among those that searched the land, tore their clothes: