1 Samuel 4:17

Easy To Read Version

The Benjamite man answered, “Israel ran away from the Philistines. The Israelite army has lost many soldiers. Your two sons are both dead. And the Philistines took God’s Holy Box. [48] ”

Cross References

Psalm 78:61

God let other nations capture his people.\par Enemies took God’s “beautiful jewel.”\par

Psalm 78:64

The priests were killed,\par but the widows did not cry for them.\par

1 Samuel 2:34

I will give you a sign {to show these things will come true}. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will die on the same day.

1 Samuel 3:11

The Lord said to Samuel, “I will soon do something in Israel. People who hear about it will be shocked.

1 Samuel 3:12

I will do everything I said I would do against Eli and his family. I will do everything from the beginning to the end.

1 Samuel 4:16

The Benjamite man told Eli, “I am the man who just came from the battle. I ran away from the battle today!”

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]