1 Samuel 4:10 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 4:10

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

9 ^aBe strong and conduct yourselves like men, you Philistines, that you do not become servants of the Hebrews, ^bas they have been to you. Conduct yourselves like men, and fight!”

10 So the Philistines fought, and ^aIsrael was defeated, and every man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.

11 Also ^athe ark of God was captured; and ^bthe two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

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12 Then a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line the same day, and ^acame to Shiloh with his clothes torn and ^bdirt on his head.

13 Now when he came, there was Eli, sitting on ^aa seat by the wayside watching, for his heart² trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city and told it, all the city cried out.

14 When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What does the sound of this tumult mean?” And the man came quickly and told Eli.

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 4:10

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American Standard Version
And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man to his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

Amplified® Bible
And the Philistines fought; Israel was smitten and they fled every man to his own home. There was a very great slaughter; for 30,000 foot soldiers of Israel fell.

Contemporary English Version
The Philistines did fight. They killed thirty thousand Israelite soldiers, and all the rest ran off to their homes.

Darby English Version
And the Philistines fought, and Israel was routed, and they fled every man to his tent; and there was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

Good News Bible
The Philistines fought hard and defeated the Israelites, who went running to their homes. There was a great slaughter: thirty thousand Israelite soldiers were killed.

King James Version
And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

New American Standard Bible
So the Philistines fought and Israel was defeated, and every man fled to his tent; and the slaughter was very great, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.

New International Version
So the Philistines fought, and the Israelites were defeated and every man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great; Israel lost thirty thousand foot soldiers.

New King James Version
So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and every man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the Philistines fought and Israel suffered defeat, and every man fled to his tent; and the slaughter proved very great, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.

Revised Standard Version
So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and they fled, every man to his home; and there was a very great slaughter, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.

Young's Literal Translation
And the Philistines fight, and Israel is smitten, and they flee each to his tents, and the blow is very great, and there fall of Israel thirty thousand footmen;

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