1 Samuel 4:18

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When the messenger mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell from his chair backwards toward the gate. He broke his neck, and he died. (The man was old and heavy.) He had judged  Israel for 40 years.

Cross References

Psalm 26:8

O Lord, I love the house where you live, the place where your glory dwells.

Psalm 42:10

With a shattering blow to my bones, my enemies taunt me. They ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Psalm 42:3

My tears are my food day and night. People ask me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Psalm 69:9

Indeed, devotion for your house has consumed me, and the insults of those who insult you have fallen on me.

Leviticus 10:3

Moses said to Aaron, “This is exactly what the Lord said: ‘I will show my holiness among those who come to me. I will show my glory to all the people.’ ” Aaron was speechless.

Judges 15:20

Samson judged Israel for 20 years during the time of the Philistines.

1 Samuel 4:13

When he arrived, Eli was sitting on a chair beside the road, watching. He was worried about the ark of God. The man went into the city to tell the news. The whole city cried out.

1 Samuel 4:17

“Israel fled from the Philistines,” the messenger answered. “Our troops suffered heavy casualties. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, also are dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”

1 Samuel 4:19

His daughter-in-law, Phinehas’ wife, was pregnant. When she heard the news that the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she went into labor prematurely and gave birth to a son.