1 Samuel 4:12 meaning and explanation
That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.
1 Samuel 4:12, Berean Standard Bible
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The battle has gone catastrophically wrong for Israel: thirty thousand soldiers are dead and the ark of God has been captured. This messenger, a Benjamite, runs roughly twenty miles from the battlefield to Shiloh, the town where the ark had been kept.
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