We know only that Israel had lost some 30,000 soldiers in a terrible defeat at the hands of the Philistines not long after the loss of 4,000 in another battle. ​ — 1 Samuel 4: 1, 2, 10.
Teame vaid tõsiasja, et kohutavas lahingus vilistide vastu kaotas elu 30 000 Iisraeli sõdurit. Kaua aega polnud möödunud ka eelmisest lahingust, mil langes 4000 meest.