1 Samuel 4:18

Bible in Basic English 1965

And at these words about the ark of God, Eli, falling back off his seat by the side of the doorway into the town, came down on the earth so that his neck was broken and death overtook him, for he was an old man and of great weight. He had been judging Israel for forty years.

Cross References

Psalm 26:8

Lord, your house has been dear to me, and the resting-place of your glory.

Psalm 42:10

The cruel words of my haters are like a crushing of my bones; when they say to me every day, Where is your God?

Psalm 42:3

My tears have been my food day and night, while they keep saying to me, Where is your God?

Psalm 69:9

I am on fire with passion for your house; and the hard things which are said about you have come on me.

Leviticus 10:3

Then Moses said to Aaron, This is what the Lord said, I will be holy in the eyes of all those who come near to me, and I will be honoured before all the people. And Aaron said nothing.

Judges 15:20

And he was judge of Israel in the days of the Philistines for twenty years.

1 Samuel 4:13

And when he came, Eli was seated by the wayside watching: and in his heart was fear for the ark of God. And when the man came into the town and gave the news, there was a great outcry.

1 Samuel 4:17

And the man said, Israel went in flight from the Philistines, and there has been great destruction among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.

1 Samuel 4:19

And his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was with child and near the time when she would give birth; and when she had the news that the ark of God had been taken and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, her pains came on her suddenly and she gave birth.