1Sa 4:2 | NASB1995 | STEP | The Philistines drew up in battle array to meet Israel . When the battle spread , Israel was defeated before the Philistines who killed about four thousand men on the battlefield .

1 Samuel 4:2

2 The Philistines drew up in battle array to meet Israel. When the battle spread, Israel was ^{▼▼ Lit smitten}defeated before the Philistines who killed about four thousand men on the battlefield.