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When the Ark of the Agreement with the Lord came into the camp, all the Israelites gave a great shout of joy that made the ground shake. When the Philistines heard Israel’s shout, they asked, “What’s all this shouting in the Hebrew camp?”

Then the Philistines found out that the Ark of the Lord had come into the Hebrew camp. They were afraid and said, “A god has come into the Hebrew camp! We’re in trouble! This has never happened before!

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When the ark of the Lord’s covenant came into the camp, all Israel raised such a great shout(A) that the ground shook. Hearing the uproar, the Philistines asked, “What’s all this shouting in the Hebrew(B) camp?”

When they learned that the ark of the Lord had come into the camp, the Philistines were afraid.(C) “A god has[a] come into the camp,” they said. “Oh no! Nothing like this has happened before.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 4:7 Or “Gods have (see Septuagint)