I Samuel 4:2
“And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Samuel 4:2 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines; and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und die Philister stellten sich auf, Israel gegenüber; und der Streit breitete sich aus, und Israel wurde vor den Philistern geschlagen; und sie erschlugen in der Schlachtordnung auf dem Felde bei viertausend Mann.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y los Filisteos presentaron la batalla á Israel; y trabándose el combate, Israel fué vencido delante de los Filisteos, los cuales hirieron en la batalla por el campo como cuatro mil hombres.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E os filisteus apresentaram a batalha a Israel; e travando-se o combate, Israel foi vencido diante dos filisteus, os quais feriram na batalha pelo campo como quatro mil homens.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Os filisteus se enfileiraram para batalhar contra Israel. Quando a batalha se espalhou, Israel foi derrotado pelos filisteus, que mataram cerca de quatro mil homens no campo de batalha.
📖 I Samuel 4:2 in Context
1And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben–ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
2And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
3And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.
4So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
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