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I Samuel · Chapter 4 King James Version

I Samuel 4:1

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The Scripture

(1) And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
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Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Israel was defeated by the Philistines and brought the ark of the covenant into battle for protection, but the Philistines captured the ark and killed Eli's sons Hophni and Phinehas. When Eli heard the news he fell backward and died, and his daughter-in-law, giving birth, named her son Ichabod because the glory had departed from Israel.

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Cross-references
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

I Samuel 3:11I Samuel 5:1I Samuel 7:12Joshua 15:53Joshua 19:30I Kings 20:30

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