1 Samuel 4:1

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“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.”

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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the word of Samuel is to all Israel, and Israel goeth out to meet the Philistines for battle, and they encamp by Eben-Ezer, and the Philistines have encamped in Aphek,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Samuel 4:1 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 29:10All of you are standing today before the LORD your God—you leaders of tribes, elders, officials, and all the men of Israel,
  2. Joshua 12:18the king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;
  3. Joshua 15:53Janim, Beth-tappuah, Aphekah,
  4. Joshua 19:30Ummah, Aphek, and Rehob. There were twenty-two cities, along with their villages.
  5. 1 Samuel 3:11Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle.
  6. 1 Samuel 5:1After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,
  7. 1 Samuel 7:12Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
  8. 1 Samuel 10:19But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your troubles and afflictions, and you have said to Him, ‘No, set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes and clans.”
  9. 1 Samuel 29:1Now the Philistines brought all their forces together at Aphek, while Israel camped by the spring in Jezreel.
  10. 1 Kings 20:26In the spring, Ben-hadad mobilized the Arameans and went up to Aphek to fight against Israel.
  11. 1 Kings 20:30The 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.

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