1 Samuel 4:1

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1 Samuel 4:1–3 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.

2 The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.

3 When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Samuel 3:11

Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle.

1 Samuel 5:1

After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,

1 Samuel 7:12

Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”

Joshua 15:53

Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,

Joshua 19:30

Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.

1 Kings 20:30

The rest of them fled into the city of Aphek, where the wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the remaining men. Ben-hadad also fled to the city and hid in an inner room.