# 1 Samuel 4:17

> The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.

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- Book: [1 Samuel](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/1-samuel)
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And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.