Judah was defeated by Israel, and each man ran back home.

Judah was defeated by Israel, and each man ran back home.

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.

So the Philistines fought. Israel was defeated; they all ran home. The slaughter was very great; thirty thousand foot soldiers fell in battle.

Now the battle was very severe that day; Abner and the men of Israel were overcome by David’s soldiers.