New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 4:1-3
1So the wordH1697 of SamuelH8050 cameH1961 to allH3605 IsraelH3478. Now IsraelH3478 wentH3318 outH3318 to meetH7122 the PhilistinesH6430 in battleH4421, and they campedH2583 besideH5921 1EbenezerH72, while the PhilistinesH6430 campedH2583 in 2AphekH663.
2Then the PhilistinesH6430 drewH6186 upH6186 inH6186 battleH6186 formationH6186 to meetH7122 IsraelH3478. When the battleH4421 3spreadH5203, IsraelH3478 was 4defeatedH5062 by the PhilistinesH6430, who killedH5221 about fourH702 thousandH505 menH376 on the battlefieldH4634H7704.
3When the peopleH5971 cameH935 into the campH4264, the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478 saidH559, “5WhyH4100 has the LordH3068 defeatedH5062 us todayH3117 beforeH6440 the PhilistinesH6430? 6Let’s takeH3947 the arkH727 of the covenantH1285 of the LordH3068 from ShilohH7887, so that He may comeH935 amongH7130 us and saveH3467 us from the powerH3709 of our enemiesH340.”
Notes
- 1. 1 Samuel 4:1 1 Sam 7:12 ↩
- 2. 1 Samuel 4:1 Josh 12:18; 1 Sam 29:1 ↩
- 3. 1 Samuel 4:2 Or was over ↩
- 4. 1 Samuel 4:2 Lit struck before ↩
- 5. 1 Samuel 4:3 Josh 7:7, 8 ↩
- 6. 1 Samuel 4:3 Num 10:35; Josh 6:6 ↩
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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