1 Samuel 4:7

Louis Segond

Les Philistins eurent peur, parce qu'ils crurent que Dieu était venu dans le camp. Malheur à nous! dirent-ils, car il n'en a pas été ainsi jusqu'à présent.

Parallel Translations

La Bible Ostervald (1996)
Et les Philistins eurent peur, car ils disaient: Dieu est venu au camp; et ils dirent: Malheur à nous! car il n'en était pas ainsi ces jours passés;

Darby's French Translation
Et les Philistins craignirent, car ils dirent: Dieu est venu dans le camp. Et ils dirent: Malheur à nous! car il n'en a jamais été ainsi auparavant.

La Bible David Martin (1744)
Et les Philistins eurent peur, parce qu'on disait : Dieu est venu au camp; et ils dirent : Malheur à nous! car ceci n'a pas été aux jours passés.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

were afraid: Exodus 14:25, Exodus 15:14-16, Deuteronomy 32:30

heretofore: Heb. yesterday or the third day

Reciprocal: Job 15:25 - strengtheneth Psalms 60:10 - didst Isaiah 41:6 - helped Jeremiah 18:13 - who

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Philistines were afraid,.... When the spies returned, and reported to them the reason of the shouting:

for they said, God is come into the camp; into the camp of Israel, because the ark represented him, and was the symbol of his presence; and these Heathens might take the ark itself for an idol of the Israelites; the Targum is,

"the ark of God is come''

and they said, woe unto us; it is all over with us, destruction and ruin will be our case, victory will go on their side now their God is among them:

for there hath not been such a thing heretofore; if by this they meant that the ark had never been in the camp of Israel before, they were mistaken; and it is no great wonder they should, being not so well acquainted with the affairs of Israel, and their customs; or rather, it was not so yesterday, or three days ago, when they were defeated; there was no shouting then: or the state of the war is altered; before we fought with the men of Israel, but now we must fight with the God of Israel also.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 4:7. God is come into the camp. — They took for granted, as did the Israelites, that his presence was inseparable from his ark or shrine.