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1 Samuel 4:1

The Philistines Capture the Ark

And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.

Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at wEbenezer, and the Philistines encamped at xAphek.

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

And Samuel’s word came to all Israel.

Now the Israelites went out to fight against the Philistines. The Israelites camped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines at Aphek.

1 Samuel 4:1 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Samuel 4:1 — New Living Translation (NLT)

And Samuel’s words went out to all the people of Israel.

At that time Israel was at war with the Philistines. The Israelite army was camped near Ebenezer, and the Philistines were at Aphek.

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

And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.

Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

1 Samuel 4:1 — New Century Version (NCV)

So, news about Samuel spread through all of Israel.

At that time the Israelites went out to fight the Philistines. The Israelites camped at Ebenezer and the Philistines at Aphek.

1 Samuel 4:1 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

1 Samuel 4:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And what Samuel had said happened to all Israel. And Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

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

Israel went to fight against the Philistines and camped near Ebenezer while the Philistines camped at Aphek.

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

And Samuel’s words came to all Israel.

Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer while the Philistines camped at Aphek.

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

And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.

In those days the Philistines mustered for war against Israel, and Israel went out to battle against them; they encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek.

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

And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines for battle, and they encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek.

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

And Samuel gave those messages to all of the people of Israel.

The people of Israel went out to fight against the Philistines. The Israelites camped at Ebenezer. The Philistines camped at Aphek.

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

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


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