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<span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>and the ark of God hath been taken, and the two sons of Eli have died, Hophni and Phinehas.</p> <p class="hdg">The Death of Eli</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And a man of Benjamin runneth out of the ranks, and cometh into Shiloh, on that day, and his long robes [are] rent, and earth on his head; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>and he cometh in, and lo, Eli is sitting on the throne by the side of the way, watching, for his heart hath been trembling for the ark of God, and the man hath come in to declare [it] in the city, and all the city crieth out. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And Eli heareth the noise of the cry, and saith, ‘What — the noise of this tumult!’ And the man hasted, and cometh in, and declareth to Eli. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And Eli is a son of ninety and eight years, and his eyes have stood, and he hath not been able to see. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And the man saith unto Eli, ‘I [am] he who hath come out of the ranks, and I out of the ranks have fled to-day;’ and he saith, ‘What hath been the matter, my son?’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And he who is bearing tidings answereth and saith, ‘Israel hath fled before the Philistines, and also a great slaughter hath been among the people, and also thy two sons have died — Hophni and Phinehas — and the ark of God hath been captured.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And it cometh to pass, at his mentioning the ark of God, that he falleth from off the throne backward, by the side of the gate, and his neck is broken, and he dieth, for the man [is] old and heavy, and he hath judged Israel forty years.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And his daughter-in-law, wife of Phinehas, [is] pregnant, about to bear, and she heareth the report of the taking of the ark of God, that her father-in-law and her husband have died, and she boweth, and beareth, for her pains have turned upon her. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And at the time of her death, when the women who are standing by her say, ‘Fear not, for a son thou hast borne,’ she hath not answered, nor set her heart [to it]; <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>and she calleth the youth I-Chabod, saying, ‘Honour hath removed from Israel,’ because of the taking of the ark of God, and because of her father-in-law and her husband. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And she saith, ‘Honour hath removed from Israel, for the ark of God hath been taken.’</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Young's Literal Translation<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_samuel/3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_samuel/5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/1_samuel/4-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="../sidemenu.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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