1 Samuel 4:7

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The Philistines were scared because they thought that gods had come to the camp. They said,“Woe to us! We’ve never seen anything like this!

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 14:25 : 25 He jammed the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving, and the Egyptians said,“Let’s flee from Israel, for the LORD fights for them against Egypt!”
  • Exod 15:14-16 : 14 The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will seize the inhabitants of Philistia. 15 Then the chiefs of Edom will be terrified, trembling will seize the leaders of Moab, and the inhabitants of Canaan will shake. 16 Fear and dread will fall on them; by the greatness of your arm they will be as still as stone until your people pass by, O LORD, until the people whom you have bought pass by.
  • Deut 32:30 : 30 How can one man chase a thousand of them, and two pursue ten thousand; unless their Rock had delivered them up, and the LORD had handed them over?

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  • 1 Sam 4:1-6
    6 verses
    87%

    1Samuel revealed the word of the LORD to all Israel.The Ark of the Covenant is Lost to the PhilistinesThen the Israelites went out to fight the Philistines. They camped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines camped at Aphek.

    2The Philistines arranged their forces to fight Israel. As the battle spread out, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men in the battle line in the field.

    3When the army came back to the camp, the elders of Israel said,“Why did the LORD let us be defeated today by the Philistines? Let’s take with us the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh. When it is with us, it will save us from the hand of our enemies.”

    4So the army sent to Shiloh, and they took from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, who sits between the cherubim. Now the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

    5When the ark of the covenant of the LORD arrived at the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the ground shook.

    6When the Philistines heard the sound of the shout, they said,“What is this loud shout in the camp of the Hebrews?” Then they realized that the ark of the LORD had arrived at the camp.

  • 1 Sam 4:8-11
    4 verses
    84%

    8Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all sorts of plagues in the desert!

    9Be strong and act like men, you Philistines, or else you will wind up serving the Hebrews the way they have served you! Act like men and fight!”

    10So the Philistines fought. Israel was defeated; they all ran home. The slaughter was very great; thirty thousand foot soldiers from Israel fell in battle.

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

  • 1 Sam 7:7-8
    2 verses
    79%

    7When the Philistines heard that the Israelites had gathered at Mizpah, the leaders of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the Israelites heard about this, they were afraid of the Philistines.

    8The Israelites said to Samuel,“Keep crying out to the LORD our God so that he may save us from the hand of the Philistines!”

  • 1 Sam 17:11
    77%

    11When Saul and all the Israelites heard these words of the Philistine, they were upset and very afraid.

  • 1 Sam 5:7-8
    2 verses
    76%

    7When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said,“The ark of the God of Israel should not remain with us, for he has attacked both us and our god Dagon!”

    8So they assembled all the leaders of the Philistines and asked,“What should we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They replied,“The ark of the God of Israel should be moved to Gath.” So they moved the ark of the God of Israel.

  • 1 Sam 5:10-11
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    75%

    10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. But when the ark of God arrived at Ekron, the residents of Ekron cried out saying,“They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to kill our people!”

    11So they assembled all the leaders of the Philistines and said,“Get the ark of the God of Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so that it won’t kill us and our people!” The terror of death was throughout the entire city; God was attacking them very severely there.

  • 1 Sam 6:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1The Philistines Return the Ark When the ark of the LORD had been in the land of the Philistines for seven months,

    2the Philistines called the priests and the omen readers, saying,“What should we do with the ark of the LORD? Advise us as to how we should send it back to its place.”

  • 2 Sam 6:9
    75%

    9David was afraid of the LORD that day and said,“How will the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”

  • 1 Sam 5:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1God Sends Trouble for the Philistines with the Ark Now the Philistines had captured the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

    2The Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the temple of Dagon, where they positioned it beside Dagon.

  • 1 Sam 28:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4The Philistines assembled; they came and camped at Shunem. Saul mustered all Israel and camped at Gilboa.

    5When Saul saw the camp of the Philistines, he was absolutely terrified.

  • 1 Chr 13:12
    73%

    12David was afraid of God that day and said,“How will I ever be able to bring the ark of God up here?”

  • 1 Sam 4:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13When he arrived in Shiloh, Eli was sitting in his chair on the lookout by the side of the road, for he was very worried about the ark of God. As the man entered the city to give his report, the whole city cried out.

    14When Eli heard the outcry, he said,“What is this commotion?” The man quickly came and told Eli.

  • 1 Sam 7:10
    73%

    10As Samuel was offering burnt offerings, the Philistines approached to do battle with Israel. But on that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines. He caused them to panic, and they were defeated by Israel.

  • 1 Sam 17:44-45
    2 verses
    73%

    44The Philistine said to David,“Come here to me, so I can give your flesh to the birds of the sky and the wild animals of the field!”

    45But David replied to the Philistine,“You are coming against me with sword and spear and javelin. But I am coming against you in the name of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel’s armies, whom you have defied!

  • 1 Chr 14:9
    73%

    9Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 7:13
    73%

    13So the Philistines were defeated; they did not invade Israel again. The hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

  • 1 Sam 23:3
    72%

    3But David’s men said to him,“We are afraid while we are still here in Judah! What will it be like if we go to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines?”

  • 1 Sam 6:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20The residents of Beth Shemesh asked,“Who is able to stand before the LORD, this holy God? To whom will the ark go up from here?”

    21So they sent messengers to the residents of Kiriath Jearim, saying,“The Philistines have returned the ark of the LORD. Come down here and take it back home with you.”

  • 1 Chr 14:13
    72%

    13The Philistines again raided the valley.

  • 1 Sam 4:16-17
    2 verses
    72%

    16The man said to Eli,“I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!” Eli asked,“How did things go, my son?”

    17The messenger replied,“Israel has fled from the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!”

  • 1 Sam 17:24
    71%

    24When all the men of Israel saw this man, they retreated from his presence and were very afraid.

  • 1 Sam 17:48
    71%

    48The Philistine drew steadily closer to David to attack him, while David quickly ran toward the battle line to attack the Philistine.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
    71%

    41The Philistine kept coming closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.

  • 1 Sam 14:18
    70%

    18So Saul said to Ahijah,“Bring near the ephod,” for he was at that time wearing the ephod in front of the Israelites.

  • 1 Sam 6:16
    70%

    16The five leaders of the Philistines watched what was happening and then returned to Ekron on the same day.

  • 2 Sam 5:18
    70%

    18Now the Philistines had arrived and spread out in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Sam 17:21
    70%

    21Israel and the Philistines drew up their battle lines opposite one another.

  • 1 Sam 6:9
    70%

    9But keep an eye on it. If it should go up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then he has brought this great calamity on us. But if that is not the case, then we will know that it was not his hand that struck us; rather, it just happened to us by accident.”

  • 2 Chr 20:29
    70%

    29All the kingdoms of the surrounding lands were afraid of God when they heard how the LORD had fought against Israel’s enemies.

  • 1 Sam 4:22
    70%

    22She said,“The glory has departed from Israel, because the ark of God has been captured.”

  • 1 Sam 23:27
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    27But a messenger came to Saul saying,“Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!”

  • Judg 20:27
    70%

    27The Israelites asked the LORD(for the ark of God’s covenant was there in those days;