1 Samuel 4:13

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Eli was worried about the Holy Box, so he was sitting there by the city gate waiting and watching when the Benjamite man came into Shiloh and told the bad news. All the people in town began to cry loudly.

Cross References

1 Samuel 1:9

After eating and drinking, Hannah quietly got up and went to pray to the Lord. Eli the priest was sitting on a chair near the door of the Lord’s Holy Building.

1 Samuel 4:18

When the Benjamite man mentioned God’s Holy Box, Eli fell backward off his chair near the gate and broke his neck. Eli was old and fat, so he died. He had led Israel for 20 years.

Psalm 26:8

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

Joshua 7:9

The Canaanites and all the other people in this country will hear about what happened. Then they will attack us and kill all of us! Then what will you do to protect your great name?”

1 Samuel 4:14

Eli was 98 years old. He was blind, so he could not see what was happening, but he could hear the loud noise of the people crying. Eli asked, “Why are the people making this loud noise?” The Benjamite man ran to Eli and told him what happened.

Jeremiah 48:19

“You people living in Aroer, stand next to the road and watch. See the man running away. See that woman running away. Ask them what happened.