וַיַּ֨עַן הַֽמְבַשֵּׂ֜ר וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָ֤ס יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לִפְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְגַ֛ם מַגֵּפָ֥ה גְדוֹלָ֖ה הָיְתָ֣ה בָעָ֑ם וְגַם־שְׁנֵ֨י בָנֶ֜יךָ מֵ֗תוּ חָפְנִי֙ וּפִ֣ינְחָ֔ס וַאֲר֥וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים נִלְקָֽחָה׃ (פ)
報信的人回答說：«以色列人在非利士人面前逃跑了，百姓中被殺的人也很多，你的兩個兒子何弗尼和非尼哈也都死了，上帝的約櫃也被擄去了。»
Jerusalem Talmud Sotah
MISHNAH: “When the policemen finish to speak to the people, the officers will have taken up position at the head of the people.223Deut. 20:9.” Behind the people one puts up people with backups armed with iron axes and they have permission to break the legs of anyone who desires to abandon his post since flight is the start of falling, as it is said2241S. 4:17.: “Israel fled from before the Philistines and a great plague was among the people.” Further on it says2251S. 31:1., “the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines and slain fell on Mount Gilboa.” About what have these things be said226The preceding Mishnaiot which gave permission to a number of people to be excused from military service.? About a war of choice, but in a war of obligation227The definitions are a matter of discussion in the Halakhah. everybody goes out, even a groom from his room and a bride from her bridal chamber228One might assume that the groom’s room is the bride’s bridal chamber. The expression is from Joel2:16.. Rebbi Jehudah said, about what have these things been said? About a war of obligation, but in a war of duty everybody goes out, even a groom from his room and a bride from her bridal chamber.