I Samuel 4:10
The Scripture
(10) 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.
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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I Samuel 4:2Leviticus 26:17Deuteronomy 28:25Psalms 78:9Psalms 78:60Psalms 78:61Psalms 78:62Psalms 78:63Psalms 78:64II Samuel 20:1I Kings 12:16I Kings 22:36
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