1 Samuel 4:1

And so it was, when the word of Samuel had reached all Israel, that Israel went forth to meet the Philistines in battle, and they encamped near Eben-ezer, while, the Philistines, encamped in Aphek.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.

In Context

2And the Philistines set themselves in array to meet Israel, and, when the battle spread, then was Israel smitten before the Philistines,—and there were slain of the army in the field about four thousand men.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:10Ye are stationed, to-day, all of you, before Yahweh your God,—your heads your tribes, and your elders and your officers, every man of Israel;

Joshua 15:53and Janim and Beth-tappuah and Aphekah,

1 Samuel 3:11And Yahweh said unto Samuel, Lo! I am doing a thing, in Israel,—at which both ears of everyone that heareth it shall tingle.

1 Samuel 7:12And Samuel took a certain stone, and set it between Mizpah and Yeshanah, and called the name thereof Eben-ezer,—and said, Hitherto, hath Yahweh helped us.

1 Samuel 29:1Now the Philistines gathered together all their hosts, towards Aphek,—and, the Israelites, were encamping by the fountain, that is in Jezreel.

1 Kings 20:30And they who were left fled to Aphek, into the city, and the wall fell upon twenty-seven thousand men who were left,—and, Ben-hadad, fled, and came into the city, into a chamber within a chamber.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 4:1

The predictions in the foregoing chapters concerning the ruin of Eli's house here begin to be fulfilled; how long after does not appear, but certainly not long. Such sinners God often makes quick work with. Here is, I. The disgrace and loss Israel sustained in an encounter with the Philistines, ver. 1, 2 . II. Their foolish project to fortify themselves by bringing the ark of God into their camp upon the shoulders of Hophni and Phinehas ( ver. 3, 4 ), which made them secure ( ver. 5 ) and struck a fear into the… Read the whole commentary →

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