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 4:1 ¶ And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

 4:1 ¶ And the wordº of Samuelº cameº to allº Israel.º Now Israelº went outºº againstºº the Philistinesº to battle,º and pitchedºº besideº Ebenezer:º and the Philistinesº pitchedºº in Aphek.º

 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.

 4:2 And the Philistinesº put themselves in arrayºº againstºº Israel:º and when they joinedºº battle,º Israelº was smittenºº beforeº the Philistines:º and they slewºº of the armyº in the fieldº about fourº thousandº men.º

 4:3 ¶ And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath Jehovah smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of Shiloh unto us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.

 4:3 ¶ And when the peopleº were comeºº intoº the camp,º the eldersº of Israelº said,ºº Whereforeº hath the LORDº smittenºº us to dayº beforeº the Philistines?º Let us fetchººº the arkº of the covenantº of the LORDº out of Shilohºº untoº us, that, when it comethºº amongº us, it may saveºº us out of the handºº of our enemies.ºº

 4:4 So the people sent to Shiloh; and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of hosts, who sitteth [above] the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

 4:4 So the peopleº sentºº to Shiloh,º that they might bringºº from thenceººº the arkº of the covenantº of the LORDº of hosts,º which dwellethºº [between] the cherubims:º and the twoº sonsº of Eli,º Hophniº and Phinehas,º [were] thereº withº the arkº of the covenantº of God.º

 4:5 And when the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.

 4:5 And when the arkº of the covenantº of the LORDº cameºº intoº the camp,º allº Israelº shoutedºº with a greatº shout,º so that the earthº rangº again.ºº

 4:6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of Jehovah was come into the camp.

 4:6 And when the Philistinesº heardººº the noiseº of the shout,º they said,ºº Whatº [meaneth] the noiseº of thisº greatº shoutº in the campº of the Hebrews?º And they understoodºº thatº the arkº of the LORDº was comeºº intoº the camp.º

 4:7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.

 4:7 And the Philistinesº were afraid,ºº forº they said,ºº Godº is comeºº intoº the camp.º And they said,ºº Woeº unto us! forº there hath notº beenº such a thingº heretofore.ºº

 4:8 Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with all manner of plagues in the wilderness.

 4:8 Woeº unto us! whoº shall deliverºº us out of the handºº of theseº mightyº Gods?º theseº [are] the Godsº that smoteººº the Egyptiansº with allº the plaguesº in the wilderness.º

 4:9 Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.

 4:9 Be strong,ºº and quitºº yourselves like men,ºº O ye Philistines,º that ye be not servantsººº unto the Hebrews,º asº they have beenºº to you: quitºº yourselves like men,ºº and fight.ºº

 4:10 ¶ 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.

 4:10 ¶ And the Philistinesº fought,ºº and Israelº was smitten,ºº and they fledºº every manº into his tent:º and there wasº a veryº greatº slaughter;º for there fellºº of Israelºº thirtyº thousandº footmen.º

 4:11 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

 4:11 And the arkº of Godº was taken;ºº and the twoº sonsº of Eli,º Hophniº and Phinehas,º were slain.ºº

 4:12 ¶ And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

 4:12 ¶ And there ranºº a manº of Benjaminº out of the army,ºº and cameºº to Shilohº the sameº dayº with his clothesº rent,ºº and with earthº uponº his head.º

 4:13 And when he came, lo, Eli was sitting upon his seat by the wayside watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

 4:13 And when he came,ºº lo,º Eliº satºº uponº a seatº by the waysideºººº watching:ºº forº his heartº trembledº forº the arkº of God.º And when the manº cameºº into the city,º and toldºº [it], allº the cityº cried out.ºº

 4:14 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man hasted, and came and told Eli.

 4:14 And when Eliº heardººº the noiseº of the crying,º he said,ºº Whatº [meaneth] the noiseº of thisº tumult?º And the manº cameºº in hastily,ºº and toldºº Eli.º

 4:15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.

 4:15 Now Eliº was ninetyºº and eightº yearsº old;º and his eyesº were dim,ºº that he couldºº notº see.ºº

 4:16 And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?

 4:16 And the manº saidºº untoº Eli,º Iº [am] he that cameºº out ofº the army,º and Iº fledºº to dayº out ofº the army.º And he said,ºº Whatº isº there done,º my son?º

 4:17 And he that brought the tidings answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

 4:17 And the messengerºº answeredºº and said,ºº Israelº is fledºº beforeº the Philistines,º and there hath beenº alsoº a greatº slaughterº among the people,º and thy twoº sonsº also,º Hophniº and Phinehas,º are dead,ºº and the arkº of Godº is taken.ºº

 4:18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that [Eli] fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

 4:18 And it came to pass,º when he made mentionºº ofº the arkº of God,º that he fellºº from offºº the seatº backwardº byº the sideº of the gate,º and his neckº brake,ºº and he died:ºº forº he was an oldºº man,º and heavy.ººº And heº had judgedººº Israelº fortyº years.º

 4:19 ¶ And his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and brought forth; for her pains came upon her.

 4:19 ¶ And his daughter in law,º Phinehas'º wife,º was with child,º [near] to be delivered:ºº and when she heardººº the tidingsº thatº the arkº of Godº was taken,ºº and that her father in lawº and her husbandº were dead,ºº she bowedºº herselfº and travailed;ºº forº her painsº cameºº uponº her.

 4:20 And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast brought forth a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.

 4:20 And about the timeº of her deathºº the women that stoodºº by her saidºº untoº her, Fearºº not;º forº thou hast bornºº a son.º But she answeredºº not,º neitherº did she regardººº [it].

 4:21 And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

 4:21 And she namedºº the childº Ichabod,º saying,ºº The gloryº is departedºº from Israel:ºº becauseº the arkº of Godº was taken,ºº and becauseº of her father in lawº and her husband.º

 4:22 And she said, The glory is departed from Israel; for the ark of God is taken.

 4:22 And she said,ºº The gloryº is departedºº from Israel:ºº forº the arkº of Godº is taken.ºº