And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
What does 1 Samuel 4:10 mean?
The taking of the ark was a great judgment upon Israel, and a certain token of God's displeasure. Let none think to shelter themselves from the wrath of God, under the cloak of outward profession.
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HopeJustice and mercyLeadershipAnointing
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Keep this verse inside 1 Samuel 4:10-11 and alongside a few nearby related passages.