1 Samuel 4:17

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

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.”

Cross References

1 Samuel 3:11

The Lord said to Samuel, “I will soon do things in Israel that will shock anyone who hears about them.

1 Samuel 2:34

I will give you a sign to show that these things will come true. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will die on the same day.

1 Samuel 4:16

He said, “I am the man who just came from the battle. I ran away from the battle today.” Eli asked, “What happened, son?”

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 78:61

He let foreigners capture the Box of the Agreement, the symbol of his power and glory.

Psalm 78:64

Their priests were killed, but the widows had no time to mourn for them.

1 Samuel 3:12

I will do everything I said I would do against Eli and his family, everything from the beginning to the end.