1 Samuel 4:6
4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
5 And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp.
7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
8 Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- On hearing the noise of the shout, the Philistines asked, “What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?” And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp,
- KJV
- And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp.
- WEB
- When the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, “What does the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean?” They understood that the LORD’s ark had come into the camp.
- ASV
- And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of Jehovah was come into the camp.
- DARBY
- And the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, and said, What is the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of Jehovah had come into the camp.
- BLB
- And the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, and they said, “What [is] the sound of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?” And they understood that the ark of YHWH had come into the camp.
- ÅB
- Og da filistrene hørte lyden av fryderopet, sa de: Hva er dette for et stort fryderop i hebreernes leir? Og de fikk vite at Herrens ark var kommet til leiren.
- OTB
- Filisterne hørte lyden av ropet og spurte: “Hva er dette høye ropet i hebreernes leir?” Da de fikk vite at Herrens ark var kommet inn i leiren,
- B1930
- Og da filistrene hørte lyden av fryderopet, sa de: Hvad er dette for et stort fryderop i hebreernes leir? Og de fikk vite at Herrens ark var kommet til leiren.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Exodus 32:17–18
And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp.
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