1 Samuel 4:7
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.
1 Samuel 4:7 in other translations
| BSB | the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before. |
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| WEB | The Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come into the camp.” They said, “Woe to us! For there has not been such a thing before. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | And the Philistines are afraid, for they said, ‘God hath come in unto the camp;' and they say, ‘Woe to us, for there hath not been like this heretofore. |
| DARBY | And the Philistines were afraid, for they said,God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there has not been such a thing heretofore. |
| BBE | And the Philistines, full of fear, said, God has come into their tents. And they said, Trouble is ours! for never before has such a thing been seen. |
| Webster | And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God hath come into the camp. And they said, Woe to us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. |
What does 1 Samuel 4:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 4:3-9
3-9. Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us--Strange that they were so blind to the real cause of the disaster and that they did not discern, in the great and general corruption of religion and morals (1Sa 2:22-25; 7:3; Psa 78:58), the reason why the presence and aid of God were not extended to them. Their first measure for restoring the national spirit and energy ought to have been a…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 4:1-9
Israel is smitten before the Philistines. Sin, the accursed thing, was in the camp, and gave their enemies all the advantage they could wish for. They own the hand of God in their trouble; but, instead of submitting, they speak angrily, as not aware of any just provocation they had given him. The foolishness of man perverts his way, and then his heart frets against the Lord, Pr 19:3, and finds fault with him. They…
1 Samuel 4:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 4:7
- Exodus 15:14-16
The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina. Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away. Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
- Exodus 14:25
And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the Lord fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
- Deuteronomy 32:30
How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had shut them up?
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Context
- 1 Samuel 4:6
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.
- 1 Samuel 4:7
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.
- 1 Samuel 4:8
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.
1 Samuel 4:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los Filisteos tuvieron miedo, porque decían: Ha venido Dios al campo. Y dijeron: ¡Ay de nosotros! pues antes de ahora no fué así. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les Philistins craignirent, car ils dirent: Dieu est venu dans le camp. Et ils dirent: Malheur à nous! car il n’en a jamais été ainsi auparavant. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da fürchteten sich die Philister, denn die sprachen: Gott ist ins Lager gekommen! Und sie sprachen: Wehe uns! denn solches ist vordem nie geschehen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Timueruntque Philisthiim, dicentes: Venit Deus in castra. Et ingemuerunt, dicentes: |