7the Philistines were afraid. "A god has come into the camp," they said. "We're in trouble! Nothing like this has happened before.


In Context

4 So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the Lord Almighty, who is enthroned between the cherubim. And Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.

5 When the ark of the Lord 's covenant came into the camp, all Israel raised such a great shout that the ground shook.

6 Hearing the uproar, the Philistines asked, "What's all this shouting in the Hebrew camp?" When they learned that the ark of the Lord had come into the camp,

7 the Philistines were afraid. "A god has come into the camp," they said. "We're in trouble! Nothing like this has happened before.

8 Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? They are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the desert.

9 Be strong, Philistines! Be men, or you will be subject to the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Be men, and fight!"

1st Samuel 4:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:7And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:7And the Philistines were afraid, saying: God is come into the camp. And sighing, they said:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:7And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7And 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:7And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God hath come into the camp. And they said, Woe to us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7The Philistines were afraid, for they said, |God has come into the camp.| They said, |Woe to us! For there has not been such a thing before.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:7And the Philistines are afraid, for they said, 'God hath come in unto the camp;' and they say, 'Woe to us, for there hath not been like this heretofore.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:7And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe to us! for there has not been such a thing heretofore.