1 Samuel 4:13

Easy To Read Version

Eli was sitting on a chair near the city gates when this man came to Shiloh. Eli was worried about God’s Holy Box, [47] so he was sitting there waiting and watching. Then the Benjamite man came into Shiloh and told the bad news. All the people in town began to cry out loud.

Cross References

Psalm 26:8

Lord, I love your temple. {\cf2\super [157]} \par I love your glorious tent. {\cf2\super [158]} \par

Jeremiah 48:19

“You people living in Aroer,\par stand next to the road and watch.\par See the man running away.\par See that woman running away.\par Ask them what happened.\par

Joshua 7:9

The Canaanite people and all the other people in this country will hear about what happened. Then they will attack us and kill all of us! Then what will you do to protect your great name?”

1 Samuel 1:9

After eating and drinking, Hannah quietly got up and went to pray to the Lord. Eli the priest was sitting on a chair near the door of the Lord’s Holy Building. [8]

1 Samuel 4:18

When the Benjamite man mentioned God’s Holy Box, [49] Eli fell backward off his chair near the gate and broke his neck. Eli was old and fat, so he died. Eli had led Israel for 20 years. [50]