1 Samuel 4:18

Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition

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.

Cross References

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.