2The Philistines arranged themselves to meet Israel, and the battle was abandoned, and Israel was struck down before the Philistines, and they smote four thousand men in the ranks on the field.3The people came to the camp, and the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD struck us today before the Philistines? Let us take the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh to us so that it may come among us and save us from the palm of our enemies."4The people sent to Shiloh and they lifted from there the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts who dwells on the cherubim; and there the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were with the ark of the covenant of God.5And it happened as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the camp, and all Israel shouted a great shout, and the land resounded.6The Philistines heard the voice of the shout and said, "What is the voice of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?" And they knew that the ark of the LORD had come to the camp.7The Philistines feared, for they said, "God has come to the camp," and they said, "Woe to us! For nothing like this has been previously, three days ago."8"Woe to us! Who will rescue us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who smite Egypt with every wound in the wilderness."9"Be strong and act like men, Philistines, or you will become servants to the Hebrews as they were servants to you; be men and fight."10The Philistines fought, and Israel was struck down, and each man fled to his tents, and the wound was very great, and there fell from Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.11The ark of God was captured, and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.