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 there happened to be there a worthless man, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite. And he blew the trumpet and said, "We have no portion in David, and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse; every man to his tents, O Israel!"

And when all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, "What portion do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse. To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, David." So Israel went to their tents.

And about sunset a cry went through the army, "Every man to his city, and every man to his country!"

And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his home.

A very great

And the men of Israel were defeated there by the servants of David, and the loss there was great on that day, twenty thousand men.

Abijah and his people struck them with great force, so there fell slain of Israel 500,000 chosen men.

Therefore the LORD his God gave him into the hand of the king of Syria, who defeated him and took captive a great number of his people and brought them to Damascus. He was also given into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.

What will you do on the day of punishment, in the ruin that will come from afar? To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth?

General references

Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together.