1 Samuel 4:2

Webster's Bible (1833)

The Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was struck before the Philistines; and they killed of the army in the field about four thousand men.

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  • Josh 7:5-8 : 5 The men of Ai struck of them about thirty-six men; and they chased them [from] before the gate even to Shebarim, and struck them at the descent; and the hearts of the people melted, and became as water. 6 Joshua tore his clothes, and fell to the earth on his face before the ark of Yahweh until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads. 7 Joshua said, Alas, Lord Yahweh, why have you at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been content and lived beyond the Jordan! 8 Oh, Lord, what shall I say, after that Israel has turned their backs before their enemies!
  • Josh 7:12 : 12 Therefore the children of Israel can't stand before their enemies; they turn their backs before their enemies, because they are become accursed: I will not be with you any more, except you destroy the devoted thing from among you.
  • 1 Sam 17:8 : 8 He stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, Why are you come out to set your battle in array? am I not a Philistine, and you servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me.
  • 1 Sam 17:21 : 21 Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
  • Ps 44:9-9 : 9 But now you rejected us, and brought us to dishonor, And don't go out with our armies. 10 You make us turn back from the adversary. Those who hate us take spoil for themselves.
  • Ps 79:7-8 : 7 For they have devoured Jacob, And destroyed his homeland. 8 Don't hold the iniquities of our forefathers against us. Let your tender mercies speedily meet us, For we are in desperate need.
  • Ps 106:40-41 : 40 Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance. 41 He gave them into the hand of the nations. Those who hated them ruled over them.
  • Lam 3:40 : 40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to Yahweh.

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  • 1 Sam 4:9-11
    3 verses
    85%

    9Be strong, and behave yourselves like men, O you Philistines, that you not be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.

    10The Philistines fought, and Israel was struck, and they fled every man to his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

    11The ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

  • 1 Sam 4:1
    84%

    1The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

  • 1 Sam 4:3
    79%

    3When the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why has Yahweh struck us today before the Philistines? Let us get the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of Shiloh to us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.

  • 1 Sam 17:21
    78%

    21Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.

  • 1 Chr 10:1
    78%

    1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 28:4
    78%

    4The Philistines gathered themselves together, and came and encamped in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel together, and they encamped in Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 31:1
    78%

    1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain on Mount Gilboa.

  • 1 Sam 13:4-5
    2 verses
    77%

    4All Israel heard say that Saul had struck the garrison of the Philistines, and also that Israel was had in abomination with the Philistines. The people were gathered together after Saul to Gilgal.

    5The Philistines assembled themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as the sand which is on the sea-shore in multitude: and they came up, and encamped in Michmash, eastward of Beth Aven.

  • 1 Sam 17:1-3
    3 verses
    77%

    1Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle; and they were gathered together at Socoh, which belongs to Judah, and encamped between Socoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.

    2Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and encamped in the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines.

    3The Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side: and there was a valley between them.

  • Judg 20:2
    76%

    2The chiefs of all the people, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand footmen who drew sword.

  • 1 Sam 29:1-2
    2 verses
    76%

    1Now the Philistines gathered together all their hosts to Aphek: and the Israelites encamped by the spring which is in Jezreel.

    2The lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands; and David and his men passed on in the rearward with Achish.

  • 1 Sam 7:7
    75%

    7When the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. When the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 7:10-11
    2 verses
    75%

    10As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines, and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.

    11The men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them, until they came under Beth Kar.

  • Judg 20:17
    75%

    17The men of Israel, besides Benjamin, were numbered four hundred thousand men who drew sword: all these were men of war.

  • 2 Sam 18:7
    74%

    7The people of Israel were struck there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.

  • 1 Sam 4:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6When the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What means the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? They understood that the ark of Yahweh was come into the camp.

    7The Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. They said, Woe to us! for there has not been such a thing heretofore.

  • 1 Sam 28:1
    74%

    1It happened in those days, that the Philistines gathered their hosts together for warfare, to fight with Israel. Achish said to David, Know you assuredly, that you shall go out with me in the host, you and your men.

  • 1 Sam 17:19
    73%

    19Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 4:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16The man said to Eli, I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. He said, How went the matter, my son?

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

  • 1 Sam 17:52
    73%

    52The men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until you come to Gai, and to the gates of Ekron. The wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even to Gath, and to Ekron.

  • 1 Sam 14:20-22
    3 verses
    73%

    20Saul and all the people who were with him were gathered together, and came to the battle: and, behold, every man's sword was against his fellow, [and there was] a very great confusion.

    21Now the Hebrews who were with the Philistines as before, and who went up with them into the camp, [from the country] round about, even they also [turned] to be with the Israelites who were with Saul and Jonathan.

    22Likewise all the men of Israel who had hid themselves in the hill-country of Ephraim, when they heard that the Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the battle.

  • 1 Sam 19:8
    73%

    8There was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

  • 1 Chr 14:8-9
    2 verses
    72%

    8When the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David: and David heard of it, and went out against them.

    9Now the Philistines had come and made a raid in the valley of Rephaim.

  • 1 Chr 14:13
    72%

    13The Philistines yet again made a raid in the valley.

  • Judg 20:39
    72%

    39The men of Israel turned in the battle, and 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.

  • Judg 20:20
    72%

    20The men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin; and the men of Israel set the battle in array against them at Gibeah.

  • 1 Sam 17:48
    72%

    48It happened, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew near to meet David, that David hurried, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
    71%

    41The Philistine came on and drew near to David; and the man who bore the shield went before him.

  • 1 Sam 17:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10The Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

    11When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

  • 2 Sam 21:15
    71%

    15The Philistines had war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. David grew faint;

  • Josh 4:13
    71%

    13about forty thousand ready armed for war passed over before Yahweh to battle, to the plains of Jericho.

  • 1 Sam 17:16
    71%

    16The Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.

  • 1 Chr 19:17
    71%

    17It was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came on them, and set the battle in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array against the Syrians, they fought with him.

  • Judg 20:34
    71%

    34There came over against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore; but they didn't know that evil was close on them.

  • 1 Sam 28:19
    71%

    19Moreover Yahweh will deliver Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines; and tomorrow shall you and your sons be with me: Yahweh will deliver the host of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines.

  • Judg 13:1
    70%

    1The children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh; and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.