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egressus est namque Israhel obviam Philisthim in proelium etcastrametatus est iuxta lapidem Adiutorii porro Philisthimvenerunt in Afec

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et instruxerunt aciem contra Israhel inito autem certamineterga vertit Israhel Philistheis et caesa sunt in illocertamine passim per agros quasi quattuor milia virorum

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et reversus est populus ad castra dixeruntque maiores natude Israhel quare percussit nos Dominus hodie coram Philisthimadferamus ad nos de Silo arcam foederis Domini et veniat inmedium nostri ut salvet nos de manu inimicorum nostrorum

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misit ergo populus in Silo et tulerunt inde arcam foederisDomini exercituum sedentis super cherubin erantque duo filiiHeli cum arca foederis Domini Ofni et Finees

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cumque venisset arca foederis Domini in castra vociferatusest omnis Israhel clamore grandi et personuit terra

4:6
et audierunt Philisthim vocem clamoris dixeruntque quaenamhaec est vox clamoris magni in castris Hebraeorum etcognoverunt quod arca Domini venisset in castra

4:7
timueruntque Philisthim dicentes venit Deus in castra etingemuerunt

4:8
vae nobis non enim fuit tanta exultatio heri et nudiustertius vae nobis quis nos servabit de manu deorum sublimiumistorum hii sunt dii qui percusserunt Aegyptum omni plaga indeserto

4:9
confortamini et estote viri Philisthim ne serviatis Hebraeissicut illi servierunt vobis confortamini et bellate

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pugnaverunt ergo Philisthim et caesus est Israhel et fugitunusquisque in tabernaculum suum et facta est plaga magna nimiset ceciderunt de Israhel triginta milia peditum

4:11
et arca Dei capta est duoque filii Heli mortui sunt Ofni etFinees

4:12
currens autem vir de Beniamin ex acie venit in Silo in dieillo scissa veste et conspersus pulvere caput

4:13
cumque ille venisset Heli sedebat super sellam contra viamaspectans erat enim cor eius pavens pro arca Domini vir autemille postquam ingressus est nuntiavit urbi et ululavit omniscivitas

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et audivit Heli sonitum clamoris dixitque quis est hicsonitus tumultus huius at ille festinavit et venit etadnuntiavit Heli

4:15
Heli autem erat nonaginta et octo annorum et oculi eiuscaligaverant et videre non poterat

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et dixit ad Heli ego sum qui veni de proelio et ego qui deacie fugi hodie cui ille ait quid actum est fili mi

4:17
respondens autem qui nuntiabat fugit inquit Israhel coramPhilisthim et ruina magna facta est in populo insuper et duofilii tui mortui sunt Ofni et Finees et arca Dei capta est

4:18
cumque ille nominasset arcam Dei cecidit de sella retrorsumiuxta ostium et fractis cervicibus mortuus est senex enim eratvir et grandevus et ipse iudicavit Israhel quadraginta annis

4:19
nurus autem eius uxor Finees praegnans erat vicinaquepartui et audito nuntio quod capta esset arca Dei et mortuussocer suus et vir suus incurvavit se et peperit inruerant enimin eam dolores subiti

4:20
in ipso autem momento mortis eius dixerunt ei quae stabantcirca eam ne timeas quia filium peperisti quae non responditeis neque animadvertit

4:21
et vocavit puerum Hicabod dicens translata est gloria deIsrahel quia capta est arca Dei et pro socero suo et pro virosuo

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et ait translata est gloria ab Israhel eo quod capta essetarca Dei

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004:001
And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.

004:002
And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.

004:003
And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.

004:004
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 cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

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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.

004:006
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.

004:007
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.

004:008
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.

004:009
Be strong and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.

004:010
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.

004:011
And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

004:012
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.

004:013
And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

004:014
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.

004:015
Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.

004:016
And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

004:017
And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

004:018
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

004:019
And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.

004:020
And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.

004:021
And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.

004:022
And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.

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