12 Bible Verses about Defeat Of God's People

Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them as far as Hormah.

After Eglon convinced the Ammonites and the Amalekites to join forces with him, he attacked and defeated Israel and took possession of the City of Palms.

So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was severe—30,000 of the Israelite foot soldiers fell.

So about 3,000 men went up there, but they fled from the men of Ai.

What can I say, Lord, now that Israel has turned its back and run from its enemies?

In those days the Lord began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory:

The Benjaminites came out of Gibeah and slaughtered 22,000 men of Israel on the field that day.

That same day the Benjaminites came out from Gibeah to meet them and slaughtered an additional 18,000 Israelites on the field; all were armed men.

The battle that day was extremely fierce, and Abner and the men of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers.

The people of Israel were defeated by David’s soldiers, and the slaughter there was vast that day—20,000 casualties.

Judah was routed before Israel, and everyone fled to his own tent.

Now if their stumbling brings riches for the world, and their failure riches for the Gentiles, how much more will their full number bring!