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1 Samuel 4:3
New International Version
1 Samuel 4:3
New International Version
3 When the soldiers returned to camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why(A) did the Lord bring defeat on us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark(B) of the Lord’s covenant from Shiloh,(C) so that he may go with us(D) and save us from the hand of our enemies.”
1 Samuel 4:3
New King James Version
1 Samuel 4:3
New King James Version
3 And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? (A)Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us it may save us from the hand of our enemies.”
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1 Samuel 4:3
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 4:3
English Standard Version
3 And when the people came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord here (A)from Shiloh, that it[a] may come among us and save us from the power of our enemies.”
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