1 Samuel 4:7

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

1 Samuel 4:7 - Amplified Bible

The Philistines were afraid, for they said, God has come into the camp. And they said, Woe to us! For such a thing has not happened before.

1 Samuel 4:7 - American Standard Version

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 - Bible in Basic English

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.

1 Samuel 4:7 - Darby Bible

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.

1 Samuel 4:7 - English Standard Version

the Philistines were afraid, for they said, "A god has come into the camp." And they said, "Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before.

1 Samuel 4:7 - King James Version

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 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y los filisteos tuvieron temor, pues dijeron: Dios ha venido al campamento. Y añadieron: ¡Ay de nosotros! Porque nada como esto ha sucedido antes.

1 Samuel 4:7 - The Message

1 Samuel 4:7 - New American Standard Bible

The Philistines were afraid, for they said, "God has come into the camp." And they said, "Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before.

1 Samuel 4:7 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y los Filisteos tuvieron temor, pues dijeron: "Dios ha venido al campamento." Y añadieron: "¡Ay de nosotros! Porque nada como esto ha sucedido antes.

1 Samuel 4:7 - World English Bible

The Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. They said, Woe to us! for there has not been such a thing heretofore.

1 Samuel 4:7 - Young's Living Translation

And the Philistines are afraid, for they said, `God hath come in unto the camp;` and they say, `Wo to us, for there hath not been like this heretofore.

1 Samuel 4:7 - Additional Comments

They, too, had the same misperception that the Hebrews had, of the purpose for the ark.
Such a thing had never happened before. Previously the Philistines merely had to fight against men, but now they had to fight against God. They didn't really understand who God was, or what this meant, but it was scary... especially since they had heard the stories about how God had helped Israel miraculously in the past (vs 8). They still saw God as a super man, not as who He truly is, supreme over all, so they thought they could fight against him if they fought well (vs 9). The problem is that they completely won the battle, so that reinforced their mistaken belief that they could fight against the Hebrews even when God (i.e the ark) was on their side (vss 10-11).

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