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one word of all that were said to thee. 6 And the Philistines heard the noise of the
18 So Samuel told him all the words, and did shout, and they said: What is this noise of a
not hide them from him. And he answered: It is great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And
the Lord: let him do what is good in his sight. they understood that the ark of the Lord was
19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with come into the camp.
him, and not one of his words fell to the ground. 7 And the Philistines were afraid, saying: God
20 And all Israel, from Dan to Bersabee, knew is come into the camp. And sighing, they said:
that Samuel was a faithful prophet of the Lord. 8 Woe to us: for there was no such great
21 And the Lord again appeared in Silo, for joy yesterday, and the day before: Woe to us.
the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Silo, ac- Who shall deliver us from the hand of these high
cording to the word of the Lord. And the word Gods? these are the Gods that struck Egypt
of Samuel came to pass to all Israel. with all the plagues in the desert.
9 Take courage, and behave like men, ye
Philistines: lest you come to be servants to the
Chapter 4 Hebrews, as they have served you: take courage
and fight.
And it came to pass in those days, that 10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was
the Philistines gathered themselves together to overthrown, and every man fled to his own
fight: and Israel went out to war against the dwelling: and there was an exceeding great
Philistines, and camped by the Stone of help. slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand
And the Philistines came to Aphec, footmen.
2 And put their army in array against Israel. 11 And the ark of God was taken: and the
And when they had joined battle, Israel turned two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were slain.
their backs to the Philistines: and there were 12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of
slain in that fight, here and there in the fields, the army, and came to Silo the same day, with
about four thousand men. his clothes rent, and his head strewed with dust.
3 And the people returned to the camp: and 13 And when he was come, Heli sat upon a
the ancients of Israel said: Why hath the Lord stool over against the way, watching. For his
defeated us to day before the Philistines? Let us heart was fearful for the ark of God. And when
fetch unto us the ark of the covenant of the Lord the man was come into the city, he told it: and
from Silo, and let it come in the midst of us, that all the city cried out.
it may save us from the hand of our enemies. 14 And Heli heard the noise of the cry, and
4 So the people sent to Silo, and they brought he said: What meaneth the noise of this uproar?
from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord But he made haste, and came, and told Heli.
of hosts, sitting upon the cherubims: and the 15 Now Heli was ninety and eight years old,
two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were with and his eyes were dim, and he could not see.
the ark of the covenant of God. 16 And he said to Heli: I am he that came
5 And when the ark of the covenant of the from the battle, and have fled out of the field
Lord was come into the camp, all Israel shouted this day. And he said to him: What is there
with a great shout, and the earth rang again. done, my son?