And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again. All Israel shouted - Had they humbled themselves, and prayed devoutly and fervently for success, they would have been heard and saved. Their shouting proved both their vanity and irreligion.
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1 Samuel 4:5
5 And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.