Translations
Original
Notes
30,000 was over seven times the number who had died before without the ark (1 Samuel 4:2). The Israelites learned that the ark was not a magical object to prevent bad luck.
The crisis with the ark of the covenant showed Israel needed Samuel's leadership. It also fulfilled prophecies about Eli and his sons (1 Samuel 3:11–14).
Eli Samuel The Philistines The Ark of the Covenant The Collapse of Culture
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes
Places
Philistia: An ancient people and region in Canaan
Glossary
Ark of the Covenant Ashkelon Ebenezer Ephraim (Place) Plague Samuel (Person) Samuel, Books of First and Second Saul Shiloh
Topics
Aphek: A City of the Tribe of Issachar: Philistines Defeat Israelites At Ark: in the Tabernacle--Called the Ark of the Covenant: Captured by the Philstines Ark: in the Tabernacle--Called the Ark of the Covenant: Taken to Battle Armies: March in Ranks: Ark Taken to Battle Israel: Under the Judges: Struck Down by the Philistines at Eben-Ezer Judgments: Eli's House Parents: Involved in Children's Wickedness Superstition: Israelites Tents were Used by The People of Israel in all Their Wars The Philistines: Defeated Israel and Took the Ark