Thematic Bible: Isreal defeated in battle a type of the apostate church


Thematic Bible



And this Eglon gathered unto him the children of Ammon, and the Amalekites, and went and smote the children of Israel, and conquered the city of palm trees.

And the battle went sore against Saul, insomuch that shooters with bows had found him, and he was sore wounded of the shooters.

And the messenger answered and said, "Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there is a great slaughter chanced among the people, and thy two sons Hophni and Phinehas are dead, and thereto the ark of God is taken."

And so there went up thither about a three thousand men, which fled before the men of Ai.

and put themselves in array against Israel. And in the end of the battle Israel was put to the worse before the Philistines. And the Philistines slew in array along by the fields, about a four thousand men.

And David said to him again, "How hath it chanced? Tell me." And he said, "The people fled from the battle, and many of the people are overthrown and dead: and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead thereto."

Thou makest us to turn our backs upon our enemies, so that they which hate us spoil our goods.