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1 Samuel 4:10–11

10 And the Philistines fought, and jIsrael was smitten, and kthey fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. 11 And lthe ark of God was taken; and mthe two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

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1 Samuel 4:10–11 — The New International Version (NIV)

10 So the Philistines fought, and the Israelites were defeated and every man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great; Israel lost thirty thousand foot soldiers. 11 The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

1 Samuel 4:10–11 — English Standard Version (ESV)

10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and they fled, every man to his home. And there was a very great slaughter, for thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell. 11 And the ark of God was captured, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

1 Samuel 4:10–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)

10 So the Philistines fought desperately, and Israel was defeated again. The slaughter was great; 30,000 Israelite soldiers died that day. The survivors turned and fled to their tents. 11 The Ark of God was captured, and Hophni and Phinehas, the two sons of Eli, were killed.

1 Samuel 4:10–11 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and every man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers. 11 Also the ark of God was captured; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

1 Samuel 4:10–11 — New Century Version (NCV)

10 So the Philistines fought hard and defeated the Israelites, and every Israelite soldier ran away to his own home. It was a great defeat for Israel, because thirty thousand Israelite soldiers were killed. 11 The Ark of God was taken by the Philistines, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

1 Samuel 4:10–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)

10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man to his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. 11 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

1 Samuel 4:10–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was routed, and they fled every man to his tent; and there was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. 11 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

1 Samuel 4:10–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

10 The Philistines fought and defeated Israel. Every ⸤Israelite⸥ soldier fled to his tent. It was a major defeat in which 30,000 Israelite foot soldiers died. 11 The ark of God was captured. Both of Eli’s sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died. 

1 Samuel 4:10–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was severe—30,000 of the Israelite foot soldiers fell. 11 The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

1 Samuel 4:10–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

10 So the Philistines fought; Israel was defeated, and they fled, everyone to his home. There was a very great slaughter, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers. 11 The ark of God was captured; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

1 Samuel 4:10–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

10 So the Philistines fought and Israel was defeated and each man fled to his tent, for the slaughter was very great. Thirty thousand foot soldiers from Israel fell. 11 Furthermore, the ark of God was captured, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

1 Samuel 4:10–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

10 So the Philistines fought. The people of Israel lost the battle. Every man ran back to his tent. A large number of them were killed. Israel lost 30,000 soldiers who were on foot.

11 The ark of God was captured. And Eli’s two sons Hophni and Phinehas died.

1 Samuel 4:10–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

10 So the Philistines fought and Israel was defeated, and every man fled to his tent; and the slaughter was very great, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.

11 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.


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