“And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.”
Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines; they encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek—the initial military engagement is framed geographically. Ebenezer ('stone of help') will later commemorate the LORD's aid (7:12), but here it is a place of vulnerability.
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