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When the survivors came back to camp, the leaders of Israel said, “Why did the Lord let the Philistines defeat us today? Let's go and bring the Lord's Covenant Box from Shiloh, so that he[a] will go with us and save us from our enemies.” (A)So they sent messengers to Shiloh and got the Covenant Box of the Lord Almighty, who is enthroned above the winged creatures.[b] And Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, came along with the Covenant Box.

When the Covenant Box arrived, the Israelites gave such a loud shout of joy that the earth shook.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 4:3 he; or it.
  2. 1 Samuel 4:4 See Word List.

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