And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore. God is come into the camp - They took for granted, as did the Israelites, that his presence was inseparable from his ark or shrine.
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1 Samuel 4:7
7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.c