1 Samuel 4:8
7 The Philistines were scared because they thought that gods had come to the camp. They said, “Woe to us! We’ve never seen anything like this! 8 Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all sorts of plagues in the desert! 9 Be strong and act like men, you Philistines, or else you will wind up serving the Hebrews the way they have served you! Act like men and fight!”
LXX 1 Samuel 4:8
7 And the Philistines feared, and said, These are the Gods that are come to them into the camp. 8 Woe to us, O Lord, deliver us to-day, for such a thing has not happened aforetime: woe to us, who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote Egypt with every plague, and in the wilderness. 9 Strengthen yourselves and behave yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye may not serve the Hebrews as they have served us, but be ye men and fight with them.
Notes and References
"... 1 Samuel 3:16 includes the address “my child” though Samuel is not really a descendant of Eli. Whereas the Targum does not see the necessity for corrections (the Targum renders ינב by ירב), the Septuagint writes only τέκνον. From a hermeneutical point of view, the text must, as far as possible without major corrections, meet the requirement of factual correctness. According to the Masoretic text of 1 Samuel 4:8, the Philistines are in fear because of the presence of the ark of the covenant of the Lord: “These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness.” The Septuagint witnesses a plus, καί, before “in the wilderness,” because the plagues did not take place in the wilderness but in Egypt. (Perhaps the mentioning of “wilderness” in Exodus 13:20 was decisive for the Masoretic text reading. The translators of the Septuagint and Targum did not follow the Masoretic text in this point) Targum Jonathan offers another attempt for improving the text: The Philistines are in fear due to the God “who struck down the Egyptians with every plague and did for his people wonders in the wilderness” ..."
Meiser, Martin The Septuagint and Its Reception: Collected Essays (p. 70) Mohr Siebeck, 2022