1Sa 4:10 | TNotes | STEP | 4:10 30,000 was more than seven times as many as had died previously without the Ark (4:2 ). The Israelites learned the hard way that the Ark was not a talisman to ward off misfortune.

‏ 1 Samuel 4:10

4:10 ^a 30,000 was more than seven times as many as haddied previously without the Ark (4:2 ^b). The Israelites learned the hard way that the Ark was not a talisman to ward off misfortune.