1 Samuel 4:7-9

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⁷ they panicked.

“God has come into their camp!” they cried out. “Woe upon us, for we have never had to face anything like this before! ⁸ Who can save us from these mighty gods of Israel? They are the same gods who destroyed the Egyptians with plagues when Israel was in the wilderness. ⁹ Fight as you never have before, O Philistines, or we will become their slaves just as they have been ours.”