1 Samuel 4:13

Good News Translation

Eli, who was very worried about the Covenant Box, was sitting in his seat beside the road, staring. The man spread the news throughout the town, and everyone cried out in fear.

Cross References

Psalm 26:8

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

Jeremiah 48:19

You that live in Aroer, stand by the road and wait; ask those who are running away, find out from them what has happened.

Joshua 7:9

The Canaanites and everyone else in the country will hear about it. They will surround us and kill every one of us! And then what will you do to protect your honor?”

1 Samuel 1:9

One time, after they had finished their meal in the house of the Lord at Shiloh, Hannah got up. She was deeply distressed, and she cried bitterly as she prayed to the Lord. Meanwhile, Eli the priest was sitting in his place by the door.

1 Samuel 4:14

Eli heard the noise and asked, “What is all this noise about?” The man hurried to Eli to tell him the news. (

1 Samuel 4:18

When the man mentioned the Covenant Box, Eli fell backward from his seat beside the gate. He was so old and fat that the fall broke his neck, and he died. He had been a leader in Israel for forty years.