1 Samuel 4:17

New International Version

The man who brought the news replied, “Israel fled before the Philistines, and the army has suffered heavy losses. Also your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”

Cross References

Psalm 78:61

He sent the ark of his might into captivity, his splendor into the hands of the enemy.

Psalm 78:64

their priests were put to the sword, and their widows could not weep.

1 Samuel 2:34

“ ‘And what happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign to you—they will both die on the same day.

1 Samuel 3:11

And the Lord said to Samuel: “See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle.

1 Samuel 3:12

At that time I will carry out against Eli everything I spoke against his family—from beginning to end.

1 Samuel 4:16

He told Eli, “I have just come from the battle line; I fled from it this very day.” Eli asked, “What happened, my son?”

1 Samuel 4:18

When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off his chair by the side of the gate. His neck was broken and he died, for he was an old man, and he was heavy. He had led Israel forty years.