1SA 4:1 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) and Shemuel’s messages went to all Israel.
¶ At that time, Israel went to war against the Philistines. They camped at Eben-Ezer and the Philistines camped at Afek.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἐγενήθη ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις, καὶ συναθροίζονται ἀλλόφυλοι ἐπὶ Ἰσραὴλ εἰς πόλεμον· καὶ ἐξῆλθεν Ἰσραὴλ εἰς ἀπάντησιν αὐτοῖς εἰς πόλεμον, καὶ παρεμβάλλουσιν ἐπὶ Ἀβενέζερ· καὶ οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι παρεμβάλλουσιν ἐν Ἀφέκ.
(Kai egenaʸthaʸ en tais haʸmerais ekeinais, kai sunathroizontai allofuloi epi Israaʸl eis polemon; kai exaʸlthen Israaʸl eis apantaʸsin autois eis polemon, kai paremballousin epi Abenezer; kai hoi allofuloi paremballousin en Afek. )

BrTr And it came to pass in those days that the Philistines [fn]gathered themselves together against Israel to war; and Israel went out to meet them and encamped at Aben-ezer, and the Philistines encamped in Aphec.

ULT And the word of Samuel was to all Israel.
¶ And Israel went out to meet the Philistines for the battle. And they camped at Ebenezer and the Philistines camped at Aphek.

UST Samuel told to all the people of Israel the messages that God gave him.
¶ At that time the Israelite army went to fight against the army of the Philistine people. The Israelite army set up their tents at Ebenezer, and the Philistine army set up their tents at Aphek.

BSB § Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel.
§ Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.

OEB and the word of Samuel came to all Israel.
¶  Now in those days the Philistines assembled to make war against Israel. Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped at Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

WEBBE The word of Samuel came to all Israel.
¶ Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Samuel revealed the word of the Lord to all Israel.
¶ Then the Israelites went out to fight the Philistines. They camped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines camped at Aphek.

LSV And the word of Samuel is to all Israel, and Israel goes out to meet the Philistines for battle, and they encamp by Eben-Ezer, and the Philistines have encamped in Aphek,

FBV and Samuel's words were communicated to all the Israelites.
¶ The Israelites marched out to confront the Philistines in battle. They set up camp at Ebenezer, while the Philistines set up camp at Aphek.

T4T And Samuel told to all the people of Israel the messages that God gave him.
¶ At that time the Israeli army went to fight against the army of the Philistine people. The Israeli army set up their tents at Ebenezer, and the Philistine army set up their tents at Aphek.

LEB And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines for battle, and they encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek.

BBE Now at that time the Philistines came together to make war against Israel, and the men of Israel went out to war against the Philistines and took up their position at the side of Eben-ezer: and the Philistines put their forces in position in Aphek.

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JPS And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.

ASV And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.
¶ Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

DRA And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight: and Israel went out to war against the Philistines, and camped by the Stone of help. And the Philistines came to Aphec,

YLT And the word of Samuel is to all Israel, and Israel goeth out to meet the Philistines for battle, and they encamp by Eben-Ezer, and the Philistines have encamped in Aphek,

Drby And what Samuel had said happened to all Israel. And Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

RV And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.

Wbstr And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.

KJB-1769 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.[fn]

4.1 came: or, came to pass: Heb. was

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battell, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

4:1 Or, came to passe: Hebr. was.

Bshps And Samuel spake vnto all Israel: And Israel went out against the Philistines to battell, and pitched besyde the Eben ezer, and the Philistines pitched in Aphec,
(And Samuel spake unto all Israel: And Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside the Eben ezer, and the Philistines pitched in Aphec,)

Gnva And Samuel spake vnto all Israel: and Israel went out against the Philistims to battel and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistims pitched in Aphek.
(And Samuel spake unto all Israel: and Israel went out against the Philistines to battle and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek. )

Cvdl And all Israel spake of Samuel. And Israel wente forth to the battayll against the Philistynes, & pitched besyde the. Helpe stone: As for the Philistynes, they pitched at Aphek,
(And all Israel spake of Samuel. And Israel went forth to the battle against the Philistines, and pitched beside them. Helpe stone: As for the Philistines, they pitched at Aphek,)

Wycl And it was doon in tho daies Filisteis camen to gidere in to batel; for Israel yede out ayens Filisteis in to batel, and settiden tentis bisidis the stoon of help. Forsothe Filisteis camen in to Aphet,
(And it was done in those days Philistines came together in to battle; for Israel went out against Philistines in to battle, and settiden tents besides the stone of help. Forsothe Philistines came in to Aphet,)

Luth Und Samuel fing an zu predigen dem ganzen Israel. Israel aber zog aus den Philistern entgegen in den Streit; und lagerten sich bei Eben-Ezer. Die Philister aber hatten sich gelagert zu Aphek
(And Samuel caught at to preaching to_him entire Israel. Israel but pulled out_of the Philistinesn entgegen in the battle; and stored itself/yourself/themselves at Eben-Ezer. The Philistines but hatten itself/yourself/themselves gelagert to Aphek)

ClVg Et factum est in diebus illis, convenerunt Philisthiim in pugnam: et egressus est Israël obviam Philisthiim in prælium, et castrametatus est juxta lapidem Adjutorii. Porro Philisthiim venerunt in Aphec,[fn]
(And done it_is in days to_them, convenerunt Philistines in pugnam: and egressus it_is Israel obviam Philistines in battle, and castrametatus it_is next_to lapidem Adyutorii. Further Philistines venerunt in Aphec, )

4.1 Et factum. Isræl, Vir videns Deum, vel fortis cum Deo, hi sunt credentes. Philistiim cadentes poculo, scilicet dæmones, qui poculo superbiæ inebriati et ipsi ceciderunt, et homines pervertere festinant. Contra quos Isræl, id est fideles ne cedant, sed superent, castrametantur juxta lapidem adjutorii, id est legem Christi, ubi lapis, id est Christus, invenitur, de quo: Lapidem quem reprobaverunt ædificantes. Sed dum fideles in lege Domini meditantur, ut Deum inveniant adjutorem, Philisthiim venerunt in Aphec, id est furorem novum, tunc quia fideles immundi Spiritus divinis legibus amplius insistere conspiciunt, ideoque acriora ac nova certamina construunt, unde in suis viribus confidentes et in humana sapientia gloriantes, ac per hoc gratiam Evangelii contemnentes, quasi quatuor millia, immundi spiritus facile prosternunt. Juxta lapidem. Lapis adjutorii quem postea Samuel posuit in signum, quando primum auxiliatus est ei Dominus. Aphec. RAB. Locus est juxta vicum Esron civitatis Isræl, ubi dimicavit Saul in sorte Aser, et interpretatur furor novus vel apprehendens; qui enim iram Domini meruerunt, ab hostibus comprehensi sunt.

4.1 And factum. Isræl, Vir videns God, or fortis when/with Deo, hi are credentes. Philistiim cadentes poculo, scilicet dæmones, who poculo superbiæ inebriati and ipsi they_fell, and homines pervertere festinant. Contra which Isræl, id it_is fideles not cedant, but superent, castrametantur next_to lapidem adyutorii, id it_is legem of_Christ, where lapis, id it_is Christus, invenitur, about quo: Lapidem which reprobaverunt ædificantes. But dum fideles in lege Master meditantur, as God inveniant adyutorem, Philistines venerunt in Aphec, id it_is furorem novum, tunc because fideles immundi Spiritus divinis legibus amplius insistere conspiciunt, ideoque acriora ac nova certamina construunt, whence in to_his_own viribus confidentes and in humana sapientia gloriantes, ac through this gratiam of_the_Gospels contemnentes, as_if four millia, immundi spiritus facile prosternunt. Yuxta lapidem. Lapis adyutorii which postea Samuel put in signum, when primum auxiliatus it_is to_him Master. Aphec. RAB. Locus it_is next_to vicum Esron of_the_city Isræl, where dimicavit Saul in sorte Aser, and interpretatur furor novus or apprehendens; who because iram Master meruerunt, away hostibus comprehensi are.

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Ark of the Covenant

The Ark of the Covenant was a wooden chest overlaid with gold, and it was placed within the Most Holy Place in the sanctuary. The Ark reminded Israel of God’s covenant with them; its contents included the tablets of the covenant (the Ten Commandments). On the Day of Atonement, the high priest would sprinkle blood on the Ark’s cover in order to purify the people (Lev 16:2-17).

During Israel’s wilderness wanderings, the glory of God would appear over the Ark, and God would meet with his people there (see Exod 25:22). Throughout Israel’s history, the Ark served as a sign of God’s presence. It was carried before the people as they traveled (Num 10:33-36), and when it was brought to the Jordan River, the water stopped up so the Israelites could pass through on dry ground (Josh 3:4-6). The Ark was carried around Jericho before that city was invaded and was present during the siege of the Ammonite city of Rabbah during David’s time (2 Sam 11:1-11).

The Philistines equated the Ark with Israel’s God (1 Sam 4:6-8). This is understandable because the Philistines brought images of their own gods into battle (2 Sam 5:21). The Israelites were not to use images of the divine, so they viewed the Ark as the Lord’s footstool and temporary residence rather than his image (see 1 Chr 28:2). However, the Israelites developed an idolatrous, pagan point of view. They treated the sacred symbol as a fetish and tried to manipulate God’s presence for their own benefit. They reasoned, “If the Ark is with us, then God’s presence and favor in battle will also be with us” (see 1 Sam 4:3). As their defeat that day showed (4:1-11), God cannot be manipulated—he is the ruler of his people, and he must be obeyed and trusted (cp. Josh 5:13-15).

Eventually, King David moved the Ark to Jerusalem (2 Sam 6:1-17). When Solomon built the Temple, the Ark was placed in the Most Holy Place, and it continued to play a central role in Israelite worship (1 Kgs 8:1-11). After the early monarchical period, the Ark is not mentioned again. Presumably, it was destroyed by the Babylonians along with the Temple in 586 BC, though an apocryphal tradition claimed that the prophet Jeremiah had hidden the Ark at the time of the Exile (2 Macc 2:4-8). Regardless, the arrival of God’s presence through Jesus Christ and the all-sufficient nature of his sacrifice rendered the Ark unnecessary (see Heb 9:1–10:18).

Passages for Further Study

Exod 25:10-22; 40:20-21; Lev 16:2; Num 10:33-36; Deut 31:25-26; Josh 3:4-6; 6:6-13; Judg 20:26-28; 1 Sam 4:3-11; 5:1–7:2; 2 Sam 6:1-17; Jer 3:16-18

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