1 Samuel 4:17
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King James Version (modern wording)
And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
1 Samuel 4:17 (KJV)
American Standard Version
And he that brought the tidings answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
1 Samuel 4:17 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”
1 Samuel 4:17 (BSB)
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What does 1 Samuel 4:17 say?
1 Samuel 4:17 in modern King James wording reads: "And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken."
Where is 1 Samuel 4:17 found in the Bible?
1 Samuel 4:17 is verse 17 of chapter 4 of the book of 1 Samuel, in the Old Testament. 1 Samuel has 31 chapters.
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