I Shmuel 4: Bad Advice or Bad Listeners?

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Jul 26, 2026 · 3m

And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh: the LORD revealed Himself to Samuel at Shiloh with the word of the LORD (וַיֹּסֶף ה׳ לְהֵרָאֹה בְשִׁלֹה כִּי־נִגְלָה ה׳ אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל בְּשִׁלֹה בִּדְבַר ה׳) / and Samuel’s word went forth to all Israel. Israel marched out to engage the Philistines in battle; they encamped near Eben-ezer, while the Philistines encamped at Aphek (וַיְהִי דְּבַר־שְׁמוּאֵל לְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיֵּצֵא יִשְׂרָאֵל לִקְרַאת פְּלִשְׁתִּים לַמִּלְחָמָה וַיַּחֲנוּ עַל־הָאֶבֶן הָעֵזֶר וּפְלִשְׁתִּים חָנוּ בַאֲפֵק)” (3:21 and 4:1). What is the connection between these two verses?…