1 Samuel 4:19

Bible in Basic English 1965

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.

Cross References

Genesis 3:16

To the woman he said, Great will be your pain in childbirth; in sorrow will your children come to birth; still your desire will be for your husband, but he will be your master.

Genesis 35:17

And when her pain was very great, the woman who was helping her said, Have no fear; for now you will have another son.

1 Kings 14:1

At that time Abijah, the son of Jeroboam, became ill.

Psalm 78:64

Their priests were put to death by the sword, and their widows made no weeping for them.

Jeremiah 26:6

Then I will make this house like Shiloh, and will make this town a curse to all the nations of the earth.

1 Samuel 4:18

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.

1 Samuel 4:20

And when she was very near death the women who were with her said, Have no fear, for you have given birth to a son. But she made no answer and gave no attention to it.