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1 Samuel 4:1-2
New Catholic Bible
1 Samuel 4:1-2
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 4[a]
The Defeat of the Israelites.[b] 1 Samuel’s word came to all of Israel. Now the Israelites went out to fight against the Philistines. They were camped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines were encamped in Aphek. 2 The Philistines drew up in battle line against the Israelites, and when they joined up in battle, the Israelites were defeated by the Philistines who killed about four thousand of them on the battlefield.
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- 1 Samuel 4:1 This story of the Ark, which is now part of the Book of Samuel, had in all probability existed as an independent narrative; it is one episode in the wars between the tribes and the Philistines.
- 1 Samuel 4:1 The Lord punishes the sin of the sons of Eli; the scales are weighed against them.
