1 Samuel 4:18 - Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

¹⁸ Eli was still sitting on a chair beside the wall of the town gate. And when the man said that the Philistines had taken the sacred chest, Eli fell backwards. He was a very heavy old man, and the fall broke his neck and killed him. He had been a leader of Israel for 40 years.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ And when he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell off the seat backward by the side of the gate. His neck was broken and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ At the mention of God’s chest, Eli fell backward off the chair beside the gate. His neck broke, and he died because he was an old man and overweight. Eli had judged Israel for forty years.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And when he had named the ark of God, he fell from the seat backwards, toward the door, and, having broken his neck, he died. For he was an old man of great age. And he judged Israel for forty years.

1 Samuel 4:18 পৰস্পৰ সংযোগসমূহ

Psalm 69:9

My love for your house burns in me like a fire, and when others insult you, they insulted me as well.

Psalm 42:10

Even my bones are in pain, while all day long my enemies sneer and ask, “Where is your God?”

Psalm 42:3

Day and night my tears are my only food, as everyone keeps asking, “Where is your God?”

Psalm 26:8

I love the temple where you live, and where your glory shines.

1 Samuel 4:13

He went into town and told the news about the battle, and everyone started crying. Eli was afraid that something might happen to the sacred chest. So he was sitting on his chair beside the road, just waiting.

Leviticus 10:3

Then Moses told Aaron that this was exactly what the Lord had meant when he said: “I demand respect from my priests, and I will be praised by everyone!” Aaron was speechless.

1 Samuel 4:17

“Israel ran away from the Philistines,” the soldier answered. “Many of our people were killed, including your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas. But worst of all, the sacred chest was captured.”

1 Samuel 4:19

The wife of Phinehas was about to give birth. And soon after she heard that the sacred chest had been captured and that her husband and his father had died, her baby came. The birth was very hard,

Judges 15:20

Samson was a leader of Israel for 20 years, but the Philistines were still the rulers of Israel.