1 Samuel 4:18

New English Translation

When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward from his chair beside the gate. He broke his neck and died, for he was old and heavy. He had judged Israel for forty years.

Cross References

Psalm 26:8

O Lord, I love the temple where you live, the place where your splendor is revealed.

Psalm 42:10

My enemies’ taunts cut into me to the bone, as they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Psalm 42:3

I cannot eat, I weep day and night; all day long they say to me, “Where is your God?”

Psalm 69:9

Certainly zeal for your house consumes me; I endure the insults of those who insult you.

Leviticus 10:3

Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke: ‘Among the ones close to me I will show myself holy, and in the presence of all the people I will be honored.’” So Aaron kept silent.

Judges 15:20

Samson led Israel for twenty years during the days of Philistine prominence.

1 Samuel 4:13

When he arrived in Shiloh, Eli was sitting in his chair watching by the side of the road, for he was very worried about the ark of God. As the man entered the city to give his report, the whole city cried out.

1 Samuel 4:17

The messenger replied, “Israel has fled from the Philistines! The army has suffered a great defeat! Your two sons, Hophni and Phineas, are dead! The ark of God has been captured!”

1 Samuel 4:19

His daughter-in-law, the wife of Phineas, was pregnant and close to giving birth. When she heard that the ark of God was captured and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she doubled over and gave birth. But her labor pains were too much for her.