Deuteronomy 1:42
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But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from defeat by your enemies.”
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Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!
And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.
A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.
So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.