Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Samuel 4:5
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When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that the ground shook.
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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.
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When the ark of the LORD’s covenant came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
And when the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
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1 Samuel 4
3 When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”
4 So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
5 When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that the ground shook.
6 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,
7 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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