1 Samuel 4:10 “So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled…”

1 Samuel 4:10

So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

The Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter; for thirty thousand footmen of Israel fell.

American Standard Version

And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man to his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Philistims fought, and Israel was smitten downe, and fled euery man into his tent: and there was an exceeding great slaughter: for there fell of Israel thirtie thousand footemen.

Darby Translation

And the Philistines fought, and Israel was routed, and they fled every man to his tent; and there was a very great slaughter, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

Young's Literal Translation

And the Philistines fight, and Israel is smitten, and they flee each to his tents, and the blow is very great, and there fall of Israel thirty thousand footmen;

Bible in Basic English

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.

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Cross references

“Israel”

1 Samuel 4:2 Leviticus 26:17 Deuteronomy 28:25 Psalm 78:60–64 Psalm 78:9

1 Samuel 4:2 · BSB

The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.

Leviticus 26:17 · BSB

And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.

Deuteronomy 28:25 · BSB

The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.

Psalm 78:60–64 · BSB

He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.

Psalm 78:9 · BSB

The archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle.

“every man”

2 Kings 14:12 2 Samuel 20:1 1 Kings 12:16 1 Kings 22:36

2 Kings 14:12 · BSB

And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his home.

2 Samuel 20:1 · BSB

Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”

1 Kings 12:16 · BSB

When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O…

1 Kings 22:36 · BSB

As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”

“a very great”

2 Samuel 18:7 2 Chronicles 13:17 Isaiah 10:3–6 2 Chronicles 28:5 2 Chronicles 28:6

2 Samuel 18:7 · BSB

There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men.

2 Chronicles 13:17 · BSB

Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.

Isaiah 10:3–6 · BSB

What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?

2 Chronicles 28:5 · BSB

So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.

2 Chronicles 28:6 · BSB

For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers.

Also

2 Samuel 18:17 2 Samuel 19:8 2 Chronicles 25:22

2 Samuel 18:17 · BSB

They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.

2 Samuel 19:8 · BSB

So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.

2 Chronicles 25:22 · BSB

And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his own home.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”

11The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

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