1Sa 4:6-9 | ESV | STEP | And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting , they said , What does this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean ? And when they learned that the ark of the Lord had come to the camp ,

1 Samuel 4:6-9

6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, “What does this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?” And when they learned that the ark of the Lord had come to the camp, 7 the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “A god has come into the camp.” And they said, “Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before. 8 Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness. 9 ^aTake courage, and be men, O Philistines, lest you become slaves to the Hebrews ^bas they have been to you; be men and fight.”