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1 Samuel · read by Michael Catt
18 verses, in order. Only the verses Michael read aloud are shown.
1 Samuel 4
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So the people sent men to Shiloh, and they brought back the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts, who sits enthroned between the cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
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When the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the camp, all the Israelites raised such a great shout that it shook the ground.Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
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On hearing the noise of the shout, the Philistines asked, "What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?" And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp,Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
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Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
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Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!"Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
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So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
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The ark of God was captured, and Eli's two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
1 Samuel 5
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After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod,Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
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carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
1 Samuel 17
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David replied, "Your servant has been tending his father's sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
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I went after it, struck it down, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. If it reared up against me, I would grab it by its fur, strike it down, and kill it.Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
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Your servant has killed lions and bears; this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God."Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
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When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
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"Am I a dog," he said to David, "that you come at me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
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"Come here," he called to David, "and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!"Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
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But David said to the Philistine, "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD of Hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
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This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing
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And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD's, and He will give all of you into our hands."Read from NASB1995 · The Danger of Faltering and Failing