1 Samuel 4:18

Easy To Read Version

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]

Cross References

Psalm 26:8

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

Psalm 42:10

My enemy constantly insults me\par and strikes a deadly blow\par when he asks me,\par “Where is your God?\par \{Has he come to save you yet?\}”\par

Psalm 42:3

My enemy constantly \{makes fun of me\}.\par He says, “Where is your God?\par \{Has he come to save you yet?\}”\par \{I am so sad\} that my only food\par is the tears \{that fall from my eyes\}.\par

Psalm 69:9

My strong feelings {\cf2\super [401]} for your temple are destroying me.\par I get the insults from people\par who make fun of you.\par

Leviticus 10:3

Then Moses said to Aaron, “The Lord says, ‘The priests that come near me must respect me! I must be holy to them and to all the people.’” So Aaron did not say anything {about his sons dying}.

Judges 15:20

So Samson was a judge for the people of Israel for 20 years. That was during the time of the Philistine people.

1 Samuel 4:13

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.

1 Samuel 4:17

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] ”

1 Samuel 4:19

The Lord was with Samuel while he grew up. The Lord did not let any of Samuel’s messages prove false.