Thematic Bible: Defeated in battle
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Israel » A type of the apostate church when disobedient » Defeated in battle
And Eglon got together the people of Ammon and Amalek, and they went and overcame Israel and took the town of palm-trees.
And the fight was going badly for Saul, and the archers came across him, and he was wounded by the archers.
And the man said, Israel went in flight from the Philistines, and there has been great destruction among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.
So about three thousand of the people went up, and were sent in flight by the men of Ai.
And the Philistines put their forces in order against Israel, and the fighting was hard, and Israel was overcome by the Philistines, who put to the sword about four thousand of their army in the field.
And David said to him, How did things go? Give me the news. And in answer he said, The people have gone in flight from the fight, and a great number of them are dead; and Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.
Because of this we are turned back by the attacker: those who have hate for us take our goods for themselves.