1 Samuel 4:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp.”
1 Samuel 4:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 4:6 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 4:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, “What does the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean?” They understood that Yahweh’s ark had come into the camp.”
1 Samuel 4:6 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 4:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of Jehovah was come into the camp. ”
1 Samuel 4:6 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 4:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the Philistines hear the noise of the shouting, and say, `What <FI>is<Fi> the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?' and they perceive that the ark of Jehovah hath come in unto the camp.”
1 Samuel 4:6 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 4:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, and said, What is the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of Jehovah had come into the camp. ”
1 Samuel 4:6 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 4:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when the Philistims heard the noyse of the shoute, they said, What meaneth the sound of this mightie shoute in the host of the Ebrewes? and they vnderstoode, that the Arke of the Lord was come into the hoste.”
1 Samuel 4:6 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 4:6 in Context — 1 Samuel 4
4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
5 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.
6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the Lord was come into the camp.
7 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.
8 Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
What Does 1 Samuel 4:6 Mean?
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