1 Samuel 4:19

Good News Translation

Eli's daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant, and it was almost time for her baby to be born. When she heard that God's Covenant Box had been captured and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she suddenly went into labor and gave birth.

Cross References

Genesis 3:16

And he said to the woman, “I will increase your trouble in pregnancy and your pain in giving birth. In spite of this, you will still have desire for your husband, yet you will be subject to him.”

Genesis 35:17

When her labor pains were at their worst, the midwife said to her, “Don't be afraid, Rachel; it's another boy.”

1 Kings 14:1

At that time King Jeroboam's son Abijah got sick.

Psalm 78:64

Priests died by violence, and their widows were not allowed to mourn.

Jeremiah 26:6

If you continue to disobey, then I will do to this Temple what I did to Shiloh, and all the nations of the world will use the name of this city as a curse.”

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.

1 Samuel 4:20

As she was dying, the women helping her said to her, “Be brave! You have a son!” But she paid no attention and did not answer.