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The Ark of God Captured

2 Then the aPhilistines put themselves in battle array against Israel. And when they joined battle, Israel was1 defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men of the army in the field.  
3 And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? aLet us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us it may save us from the hand of our enemies.”  
4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, awho dwells between bthe cherubim. And the ctwo sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.  
5 And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the earth shook.
6 Now when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, “What does the sound of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean?” Then they understood that the ark of the Lord had come into the camp.
7 So the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come into the camp!” And they said, a“Woe to us! For such a thing has never happened before.  
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.  

Death of Eli

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.  


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Definitions of words in 1 Samuel 4:4:


Ark {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Ark {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Bring {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Eli {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Eli {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Eli {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

People {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Phinehas {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Phinehas {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
Phinehas {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Sent {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

So {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
So {Hitchcock's Bible Names}
So {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Covenant {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

God {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Hophni {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Lord {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Shiloh {Hitchcock's Bible Names}



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