9. Be brave, Philistines! Fight like men, or we will become slaves to the Hebrews, just as they were our slaves. So fight like men!”
10. The Philistines fought hard and defeated the Israelites, who went running to their homes. There was a great slaughter: 30,000 Israelite soldiers were killed.
11. God's Covenant Box was captured, and Eli's sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were both killed.