1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 Samuel 4:7 A god. The Philistines thought the ark was an image of Israel’s God. Because they believed in the existence of many gods, the Philistines assumed Israel did as well. Struck the Egyptians... in the wilderness probably shows the Philistines’ ignorance about the exact course of events during Israel’s wilderness wanderings.

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