12 Bible Verses about Defeat Of God's People

Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites who were living in the hill-country, and overcame them completely, driving them back as far as Hormah.

And Eglon got together the people of Ammon and Amalek, and they went and overcame Israel and took the town of palm-trees.

So the Philistines went to the fight, and Israel was overcome, and every man went in flight to his tent: and great was the destruction, for thirty thousand footmen of Israel were put to the sword.

So about three thousand of the people went up, and were sent in flight by the men of Ai.

O Lord, what am I to say now that Israel have given way before their attackers?

In those days the Lord was angry first with Israel; and Hazael made attacks on all the land of Israel,

Then the children of Benjamin came out from Gibeah, cutting down twenty-two thousand of the Israelites that day.

And the second day Benjamin went out against them from Gibeah, cutting down eighteen thousand men of the children of Israel, all swordsmen.

And there was hard fighting that day; and Abner and the men of Israel gave way before the servants of David.

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

Now, if their fall is the wealth of the world, and their loss the wealth of the Gentiles, how much greater will be the glory when they are made full?