1 Samuel 4:10

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Summary

And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

Every man

A very great

General references

1 Samuel 31:6

Bible References

Every man

Now by chance there was present a good-for-nothing person named Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he, sounding the horn, said, We have no part in David, or any interest in the son of Jesse: let every man go to his tent, O Israel.

And when all Israel saw that the king would give no attention to them, the people in answer said to the king, What part have we in David? what is our heritage in the son of Jesse? to your tents, O Israel; now see to your people, David. So Israel went away to their tents.

And about sundown a cry went up from all parts of the army, saying, Let every man go back to his town and his country, for the king is dead.

And Judah was overcome before Israel, so that they went in flight, every man to his tent.

A very great

And the people of Israel were overcome there by the servants of David, and there was a great destruction that day, and twenty thousand men were put to the sword.

And Abijah and his people put them to death with great destruction: five hundred thousand of the best of Israel were put to the sword.

So the Lord his God gave him up into the hands of the king of Aram; and they overcame him, and took away a great number of his people as prisoners to Damascus. Then he was given into the hands of the king of Israel, who sent great destruction on him.

And what will you do in the day of punishment, and in the destruction which is coming from far? to whom will you go for help, and what will become of your glory?

General references

So death overtook Saul and his three sons and his servant on the same day.