Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight: and Israel went out to war against the Philistines, and camped by the Stone of help. And the Philistines came to Aphec, A. 2863 B.C. 1141 An. Ex. Is. 350 1 Samuel 3:11 And the Lord said to Samuel: Behold I do a thing in Israel: and whosoever shall hear it, both his ears shall tingle. Eben-ezer. 1 Samuel 5:1 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and carried it from the Stone of help into Azotus. 1 Samuel 7:12 And Samuel took a stone, and laid it between Masphath and Sen: and he called the place The stone of help. And he said: Thus far the Lord hath helped us. Joshua 15:53 And Janum and Beththaphua and Apheca, 1 Samuel 29:1 Now all the troops of the Philistines were gathered together to Aphec: and Israel also encamped by the fountain, which is in Jezrahel. Joshua 19:30 And Amma and Aphec and Rohob: twenty-two cities, and their villages. 1 Kings 20:30 And they that remained fled to Aphec, into the city: and the wall fell upon seven and twenty thousand men, that were left. And Benadad fleeing, went into the city, into a chamber that was within a chamber. Context The Philistines Capture the Ark1And it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight: and Israel went out to war against the Philistines, and camped by the Stone of help. And the Philistines came to Aphec,2And put their army in array against Israel. And when they had joined battle, Israel turned their backs to the Philistines: and there were slain in that fight, here and there in the fields, about four thousand men.… Cross References Joshua 12:18 The king of Aphec one, the king of Saron one, Joshua 13:4 And on the south side are the Hevites, all the land of Chanaan, and Maara of the Sidonians as far as Apheca, and the borders of the Amorrhite, 1 Samuel 4:2 And put their army in array against Israel. And when they had joined battle, Israel turned their backs to the Philistines: and there were slain in that fight, here and there in the fields, about four thousand men. 1 Samuel 5:1 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and carried it from the Stone of help into Azotus. 1 Samuel 7:12 And Samuel took a stone, and laid it between Masphath and Sen: and he called the place The stone of help. And he said: Thus far the Lord hath helped us. 1 Samuel 29:1 Now all the troops of the Philistines were gathered together to Aphec: and Israel also encamped by the fountain, which is in Jezrahel. Psalm 83:7 Gebal, and Ammon and Amalec: the Philistines, with the inhabitants of Tyre. Lexicon Thus the wordדְבַר־ (ḏə·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of Samuel שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel came וַיְהִ֥י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be to all לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Now the Israelites יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc went out וַיֵּצֵ֣א (way·yê·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to meet לִקְרַ֨את (liq·raṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 7122: To encounter, befall the Philistines פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים (pə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia in battle לַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה (lam·mil·ḥā·māh) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4421: A battle, war and camped וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ (way·ya·ḥă·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2583: To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp at עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against Ebenezer, הָעֵ֔זֶר (hā·‘ê·zer) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 72: Ebenezer -- 'stone of the help', a place of uncertain location, also a commemorative stone while the Philistines וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia camped חָנ֥וּ (ḥā·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 2583: To incline, to decline, to pitch a, tent, gen, to encamp at Aphek. בַאֲפֵֽק׃ (ḇa·’ă·p̄êq) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 663: Aphek -- perhaps 'fortress', the name of several places in Palestine Additional Translations Thus the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now the Israelites went out to meet the Philistines in battle and camped at Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped at Aphek.And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek. And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek. And it came to pass in those days that the Philistines gathered themselves together against Israel to war; and Israel went out to meet them and encamped at Abenezer, and the Philistines encamped in Aphec. And what Samuel had said happened to all Israel. And Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek. And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek. And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek. The word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Ebenezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek. And the word of Samuel is to all Israel, and Israel goeth out to meet the Philistines for battle, and they encamp by Eben-Ezer, and the Philistines have encamped in Aphek, Jump to Previous Aphek Battle Camped Ebenezer Eben-Ezer Ebene'zer Encamp Encamped Israel Israelites Meet Philistines Pitched Position Samuel Samuel's Time Together War WordJump to Next Aphek Battle Camped Ebenezer Eben-Ezer Ebene'zer Encamp Encamped Israel Israelites Meet Philistines Pitched Position Samuel Samuel's Time Together War WordExternal Links 1 Samuel 4:1 NIV1 Samuel 4:1 NLT 1 Samuel 4:1 ESV 1 Samuel 4:1 NASB 1 Samuel 4:1 ASV 1 Samuel 4:1 Bible Apps 1 Samuel 4:1 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 4:1 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 4:1 French Bible 1 Samuel 4:1 German Bible Alphabetical: against all And Aphek at battle beside came camped Ebenezer fight in Israel Israelites meet Now of out Philistines Samuel Samuel's the Thus to went while word OT History: 1 Samuel 4:1 The word of Samuel came to all (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |