And there was a panic in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. The garrison and even the raiders trembled, the earth quaked, and it became a very great panic.
And raiders came out of the camp of the Philistines in three companies. One company turned toward Ophrah, to the land of Shual;
And as they journeyed, a terror from God fell upon the cities that were around them, so that they did not pursue the sons of Jacob.
For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians hear the sound of chariots and of horses, the sound of a great army, so that they said to one another, “Behold, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to come against us.” So they fled away in the twilight and abandoned their tents, their horses, and their donkeys, leaving the camp as it was, and fled for their lives.
And when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then rouse yourself, for then the Lord has gone out before you to strike down the army of the Philistines.”
Now Mount Sinai was wrapped in smoke because the Lord had descended on it in fire. The smoke of it went up like the smoke of a kiln, and the whole mountain trembled greatly.
And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split.
And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet.
Then the king's color changed, and his thoughts alarmed him; his limbs gave way, and his knees knocked together.
There they are in great terror, for God is with the generation of the righteous.
Terrors frighten him on every side, and chase him at his heels.
And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
Every man stood in his place around the camp, and all the army ran. They cried out and fled.
and said to the men, “I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the fear of you has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land melt away before you.
And as for those of you who are left, I will send faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies. The sound of a driven leaf shall put them to flight, and they shall flee as one flees from the sword, and they shall fall when none pursues. They shall stumble over one another, as if to escape a sword, though none pursues. And you shall have no power to stand before your enemies.
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