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2 And it came to pass at that Time, when ELI was laid down in his Place, and his Eyes began to wax dim, that he could not fee;

3 And ere the Lamp of GOD went out in the Temple of the LORD, where the Ark of GOD was, and SAMUEL Was laid down to fleep:

4 That the LORD called Samuel, and he answered, Here am I.

5 And he ran unto ELI, and faid, Here am I, for thou calledit me. And he faid, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.

6 And the LORD called yet again, SAMUEL. And SAMUEL arofe and went to ELI, and faid, Here am I, for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my Son; lie down again.

7 Now SAMUEL did not yet know the LORD, neither was the Word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

8 And the LORD called SAMUEL again the third time. And he arofe and went to ELI, and faid, Here am I, for thou didst call me. And ELI perceived that the LORD had I called the Child.

9 Therefore ELI faid unto SAMUEL, Go, lie down and it fhall be, if he call thee, that thou fhalt fay, Speak LORD, for thy Servant heareth. So SAMUEL went and lay down in his Place.

10 And the LORD came, and stood and called as at other Times, SAMUEL, SAMUEL. Then SAMUEL answered, Speak, for thy Servant heareth.

11 And the LORD faid to SAMUEL, Behold, I will do a Thing in Ifrael, at which both the Ears of every one that heareth it, fhall tingle.

12 In that Day, I will perform against ELI all Things which I have fpoken concerning his Houfe: when I begin, I will alfo make an end.

13 For I have told him that I will judge his House for ever, for the Iniquity which he knoweth : because his Sons made themselves VILE, and he RESTRAINED them not.

14 And therefore I have fworn unto the Houfe of ELI, that the Iniquity of ELr's Houfe fhall NOT be PURGED with Sacrifice, nor Offering for ever.

15 And SAMUEL lay until the Morning, and opened the Doors of the Houfe of the LORD: and SAMUEL feared to fhew ELI the VISION.

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16 Then ELI called SAMUEL, and faid, SAMUEL my SON. And he answered, Here am I.

17 And he faid, What is the Thing that the LORD hath faid unto thee? I pray thee hide it not from me: GoD do fo to thee, and more alfo, if thou hide any thing from me, of all the Things that he faid unto thee.

18 And SAMUEL told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he faid, It is the LORD: let him do what feemeth him good.

19 And SAMUEL grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his Words fall to the Ground.

20 And all Ifrael from Dan even to Beer-fheba knew that SAMUEL was established to be a PROPHET of the LORD.

21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD REVEALED himfelf to SAMUEL in Shiloh, by the Word of the LORD.

CHA P. IV.

The Ifraelites are overcome by the Philistines.

10 The Ark is taken, and Eli's Sons flain. 12 Eli hearing the News, breaketh his Neck.

Ver. 1

Battle.

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ND the Word of SAMUEL came to all Ifrael.
Now Ifrael went out against the Philiftines to

z And the Philistines put themfelves in Aray again Ifrael: and when they joined Battle, Ifraef was fmitten before the Philiftincs.

3 And when the People were come into the Camp, the Elders of Ifrael faid, Wherefore hath the LORD fmitten us To-day before the Philiftines? Let us fetch the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that when it cometh among us, it may fave us out of the Hand of our Enemies.

4 So the People fent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD of Hofts, 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 Ifrael fhouted with a great Shout, fo that the Earth rang again.

6 And when the Philiitines heard the Noife of the Shout, they

they faid, What meaneth the Noife 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 faid, GOD is come into the Camp, and they faid, Wo unto us; for there hath not been fuch a Thing heretofore.

8 Wo unto us: who fhall deliver us out of the Hand of these mighty GODS? thefe are the GODS that SMOTE the EGYPTIANS With all the PLAGUES in the Wilderness.

10 And the Philistines fought, and Ifrael was fmitten, and they fled every Man into his Tent: and there was a very great Slaughter, for there fell of Ifrael thirty thousand Footmen.

II And the ARK of GOD was taken and the two Sons of ELI, Hophni and Phinehas, were flain.

12 And there ran a Man of Benjamin out of the Army, and came to Shiloh the fame Day with his Clothes rent, and with Earth upon his Head.

• Pfal. 1xxviii. 58 They provoked and moved him to Jealousy with their him to Anger with their high Places, graven Images.

59 When God heard this, he was

wroth, and greatly abhorred Ifrael:

60 So that he forfook the Taber

nacle of SHILOH, the Tent which he placed among Men.

61 And DELIVERED his STRENGTH

into CAPTIVITY, and his GLORY into the ENEMY'S HAND.

62 He gave his PEOPLE over alfo unto the SWORD, and was wroth with

his Inheritance.

64 Their PRIESTS fell by the SWORD, and their Widows made no Lamen

13 And when he came, lo, ELI fat upon a Seat by the Way-fide, watching for his Heart trembled for the ARK of GOD. And when the Man came into the City, and told it, all the City cried out.

tation.

14 And when ELI heard the Noife of the crying, he faid, What meaneth the Noife of this Tumult? And the Man came in haftily, and told ELI.

15 Now ELI was ninety and eight Years old; and his Eyes were dim, that he could not fee.

16 And the Man faid unto ELI, I am he that came out of the Army, and I fled To-day out of the Army. And he faid, What is there done, my Son?

17 And the Meflenger anfwered and faid, Ifrael is fled before the Philiftines, and there hath been alfo a great Slaughter among the People, and thy two Sons alfo, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ARK of GOD is taken.

18 And it came to pafs, when he made mention of the ARK of GOD, that he fell from off the Seat backward by

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the fide of the Gate, and his Neck brake, and he died: for he was an old Man, and heavy. And he had judged Ifrael forty Years.

19 And his Daughter-in-law Phinehas's Wife was with Child near to be delivered: and when fhe heard the Tidings that the ARK of GOD was taken, and that her Father-inlaw, and her Husband were dead, fhe bowed herself and travailed; for her Pains came upon her.

20 And about the Time of her Death, the Women that ftood by her, faid unto her, Fear not, for thou hast born a Son. But the answered not, neither did fhe regard it.

21 And the named the Child I-chabod, faying, The GLORY IS DEPARTED from ISRAEL: (because the ARK of GOD was taken, and because of her Father-in-law and her Husband)

zz And fhe faid, The GLORY is DEPARTED from ISRAEL for the ARK of GOD is taken.

CHAP. V.

The Philistines bring the Ark into the Houfe of Dagon. 3 Dagon falleth down. 6, 9, 12 They are fmitten with Emerods.

Ver, 1

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ND the Philistines took the ARK of GOD, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.

2 When the Philiftines took the ARK of GOD, they brought it into the Houfe of Dagon, and fet it by Dagon.

3 And when they of Afhdod arofe early on the Morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his Face to the Earth, before the ARK of the LORD and they took Dagon, and fet him in his Place again.

4 And the Head of Dagon, and both the Palms of his Hands were cut off upon the Threshold, only the Stump of Dagon was left to him.

Therefore neither the Priefts of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's Houfe, tread on the Threshold of Dagon.

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6 But the Hand of the

u Jer. x. 11 Thus fhall ye fay unto

LORD was heavy upon them
of Afhdod, and he deftroyed
them, and fmote them with
Emerods, even Afhdod and the Coafts thereof.

them, The Gods that have not MADE
the HEAVENS and the Earth, even they
fhall PERISH from the Earth, and
from under these HEAVENS.

7 And when the Men of Afhdod faw that it was fo, they faid, the ARK of the GOD of ISRAEL fhall not abide with us for his Hand is fore upon us, and upon Dagon our God.

8 They fent therefore, and gathered all the Lords of the Philistines unto them, and faid, What fhall we do with the ARK of the GOD of ISRAEL? And they answered, Let the ARK of the GOD of ISRAEL be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ARK of the GOD of ISRAEL about thither.

Pfal. 1xxviii. 66 And he smote his Enemies in the hinder Parts: he put them to a perpetual Reproach.

9 "And it was so, that after they had carried it about, the Hand of the LORD was against the City with a very great Deftruction: and he fmote the Men of the City both fmall and great, and they had Emerods in their fecret Parts.

10 Therefore they fent the ARK of GOD to Ekron: and it came to pafs as the ARK of GOD came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, faying, They have brought about the ARK of the GOD of ISRAEL to us, to flay us and our People.

So they fent and gathered together all the Lords of the Philistines, and faid, Send away the ARK of the GOD of Is RAEL, and let it go again to his own Place, that it flay us not, and our People: for there was a deadly Destruction throughout all the City: the Hand of GOD was very heavy

there.

12 And the Men that died not, were fmitten with the Emerods: and the Cry of the City went up to Heaven.

CHAP. VI.

The Philistines confult how to fend back the Ark. 10 They bring it on a Cart to Beth-fhemefb. 19 The People fmitten.

Ver. 1

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of

And the Philiftines called for the Priefts and the Divi

ners,

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