1 Samuel 4:1 meaning and explanation
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.
1 Samuel 4:1, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse marks a turning point: the word of Samuel, already known in Shiloh, now reaches all Israel, confirming him as a prophet (compare 1 Samuel 3:19 to 21). The narrator then shifts to the battlefield, where Israel camps at Ebenezer and the Philistines at Aphek, towns in the coastal plain.
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