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1 Samuel 4:2
New International Version
1 Samuel 4:2
New International Version
2 The Philistines deployed their forces to meet Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand of them on the battlefield.
1 Samuel 4:2
King James Version
1 Samuel 4:2
King James Version
2 And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
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1 Samuel 4:2
New King James Version
1 Samuel 4:2
New King James Version
2 Then the (A)Philistines put themselves in battle array against Israel. And when they joined battle, Israel was [a]defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men of the army in the field.
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- 1 Samuel 4:2 Lit. struck
1 Samuel 4:2
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 4:2
English Standard Version
2 The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated before the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the field of battle.
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1 Samuel 4:2
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 4:2
New American Standard Bible
2 Then the Philistines drew up in battle formation to meet Israel. When the battle [a]spread, Israel was [b]defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the battlefield.
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- 1 Samuel 4:2 Or was over
- 1 Samuel 4:2 Lit struck before
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