1Sa 4:2 | NASB2020 | STEP | Then the Philistines drew up in battle formation to meet Israel . When the battle spread , Israel was defeated by the Philistines , who killed about four thousand men on the battlefield .

‏ 1 Samuel 4:2

2 Then the Philistines drew up in battle formation to meet Israel. When the battle ^{▼▼Or was over}spread, Israel was ^{▼▼Lit struck before}defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the battlefield.