1 Samuel 4:18

New International Version

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.

Cross References

Psalm 26:8

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

Psalm 42:10

My bones suffer mortal agony as my foes taunt me, saying to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Psalm 42:3

My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”

Psalm 69:9

for zeal for your house consumes me, and the insults of those who insult you fall on me.

Leviticus 10:3

Moses then said to Aaron, “This is what the Lord spoke of when he said: “ ‘Among those who approach me I will be proved holy; in the sight of all the people I will be honored.’ ” Aaron remained silent.

Judges 15:20

Samson led Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines.

1 Samuel 4:13

When he arrived, there was Eli sitting on his chair by the side of the road, watching, because his heart feared for the ark of God. When the man entered the town and told what had happened, the whole town sent up a cry.

1 Samuel 4:17

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.”

1 Samuel 4:19

His daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and near the time of delivery. When she heard the news that the ark of God had been captured and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she went into labor and gave birth, but was overcome by her labor pains.