1 Samuel 4:2
4:2 The Philistines arranged their forces to fight
Israel. As the battle spread out,
Israel was defeated by
the Philistines, who
killed about four thousand men in the battle line in the field.
Leviticus 26:17
26:17 I will set my face against you. You will be struck down before your enemies, those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when there is no one pursuing you.
Deuteronomy 28:25
Curses by Defeat and Deportation
28:25 “The Lord will allow you to be struck down before your enemies; you will attack them from one direction but flee from them in seven directions and will become an object of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
Psalms 78:9
78:9 The Ephraimites were armed with bows,
but they retreated in the day of battle.
Psalms 78:60-64
78:60 He abandoned the sanctuary at Shiloh,
the tent where he lived among men.
78:61 He allowed the symbol of his strong presence to be captured;
he gave the symbol of his splendor into the hand of the enemy.
78:62 He delivered his people over to the sword,
and was angry with his chosen nation.
78:63 Fire consumed their young men,
and their virgins remained unmarried.
78:64 Their priests fell by the sword,
but their widows did not weep.