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1 Samuel 4:3

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3When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord let us be defeated today by the Philistines? tLet’s bring the ark of the Lord’s covenant from Shiloh. Then it uwill go with us and save us from the hand of our enemies.” v

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Footnotes

  1. u4:3 Or He

Cross references

  1. t4:3 Jos 7:7–8
  2. v4:3 Nm 10:35; Jos 6:6

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when the people came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord here from Shiloh, that it may come among us and save us from the power of our enemies.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When the soldiers returned to camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord bring defeat on us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the Lord’s covenant from Shiloh, so that he may go with us and save us from the hand of our enemies.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord defeat us today before the Philistines? Let’s bring the ark of the Lord’s covenant from Shiloh. Then it will go with us and save us from our enemies.”

NLTNew Living Translation

After the battle was over, the troops retreated to their camp, and the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the Lord allow us to be defeated by the Philistines?” Then they said, “Let’s bring the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord from Shiloh. If we carry it into battle with us, it will save us from our enemies.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

When the army came back to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has Yahweh defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of Yahweh to us from Shiloh so that it may come into our midst and deliver us from the hand of our enemies.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.