1 Samuel 4:10

And the Philistines fought,.... With great ardour and spirit, quitted themselves like men of valour and courage, their case being desperate as they imagined, since God was in the camp of Israel:

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Here is a short account of the issue of this battle.

I. Israel was smitten, the army dispersed and totally routed, not retiring into the camp, as before (Sa1 4:2) when they hoped to rally again, but…

they fled every man into his tent The battle ended in a sauve qui peut, every man who could escaping to his own home. The use of the word tentis a relic of the nomad life in the wilderness. Cp. 2Sa…