1Sa 4:17 | NET2full | STEP | The messenger replied , “ Israel has fled from the Philistines ! The army has suffered a great defeat ! Your two sons , Hophni and Phinehas , are dead ! The ark of God has been captured !”

‏ 1 Samuel 4:17

17 The messenger replied, “Israel has fled from ^{▼▼tn Heb “before.”} the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!”